“…Previous research in non-psychiatric populations have consistently found that women who show patterns of restrictive eating and/or tendencies towards dieting also show greater alcohol consumption (Bradstock et al, 1988; Bryant, Kiezebrink, King, & Blundell, 2010; Higgs & Eskenazi, 2007; Khaylis, Trockel, & Taylor, 2009; Krahn et al, 2005; Lavik, Clausen, & Pedersen, 1991; Stewart, Angelopoulos, Baker, & Boland, 2000; Xinaris & Boland, 1989). However, previous findings have been restricted by sampling only a subset of the female population (i.e., college women), retrospective data collection, which has been associated with underreporting of drinking behavior (Whitty & Jones, 1992), and not assessing the role of the menstrual cycle.…”