Energy drinks, weight loss, and disordered eating behaviors.

Objective: The present study examined energy drink consumption and relations with weight loss attempts and behaviors, body image, and eating disorders.

Participants/methods: This is a secondary analysis using data from 856 undergraduate students who completed the American College Health Association-National College Health Assessment II confidentially online during February 2012.

Results: This study revealed that the majority reported lifetime consumption of energy drinks (68.

Ethnic and gender differences in normative perceptions of substance use and actual use among college students.

The primary objective of this study was to examine whether perceived norms about cigarette, alcohol, and marijuana use differed from actual use by ethnicity using data from the 2011 College Health Survey (N = 974). Analyses of covariance controlling for year in college and sorority or fraternity membership indicated a higher mean discrepancy scores for all substances for minority students compared with White students. Results suggest that minorities may be at an increased risk for substance use due to their perception that the typical student is using more than they actually are.