Drive Time Show Podcast 16-01-2024 - Female Drinkers and Extreme Diets

Join Sharjeel Ahmad & Saad Ahmed for Tuesday's show from 4-6pm where we will be discussing: 'Female Drinkers' and 'Extreme Diets’ Female Drinkers A recent report highlighted that the UK was first in the global charts for binge drinking among women. When both sexes were combined, the UK was ranked joint third overall. Experts express concerns regarding the NHS and healthcare services, which are not equipped to handle the amount of patients coming in due to alcohol abuse. Extreme Diets While scrolling through social media, many of us would have, encountered ads, which claim that you can lose, X amount of weight in a small amount of time. The idea sounds appealing but are usually promoting extreme dieting. Join us as we discuss the science behind extreme diets and why people choose to follow them. How effective are they really? Guests Mark Leyshon (Senior Research and Policy Manager at Alcohol Change UK) Ms Linda Kerri Fleming (Head of Safeguarding and Quality Assurance at Beat Eating Disorders) Jennifer Low (Registered Dietitian and British Dietetic Association Spokesperson) Becca Krukowski (Professor of Public Health Sciences, and Co-lead of the Community-Based Health Equity research program at the University of West Virginia) Producers Nadia Shamas, Prevish Huma, Hania Mubarik and Noor Mubarik