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There is a lack of research about eating habits1,2 and other lifestyle behaviours in the period of transition from adolescence to adulthood.3 This is an important life-shaping period of increasing independence from parents4 which includes the formation of own eating habits, the move from school into employment or further education5 and the shaping of individual identity, values, beliefs and morals.6 These processes influence the food choices made by young adults and may precipitate or...

Heavy drinking or high intensity alcohol use is the leading risk to health and well-being in young people, accounting for 7% of disability adjusted life years in 10–24-year olds globally (Gore et al., 2011). Short-term implications, which pose the greater immediate threat to health and well-being, include accidents, violence and assaults, early and unprotected sex, exacerbation of mental health problems, and poor school attendance and educational attainment (Witt, 2010).