The Truth Behind Bridget Jones' Unhealthy Diary
Apr 27, 2001 -- You've read the book. You've seen the film. But have you got the lifestyle? Most of us take Bridget Jones' story with a grain of salt, but if you think you identify too closely with Helen Fielding's 30-something singleton heroine, it might be time to make a fresh start -- something Bridget is always trying to do.
Although she's loveable, cute and hilariously funny, her diary is a health disaster, say experts. And if she carries on bingeing her way through copious amounts of alcohol, booze and food, Bridget could suffer some serious health problems. -->
So WebMD asked top health experts to analyze Bridget's diary and speculate as to how healthy any Bridget-clones out there really are.
Sunday, January 1
129 lb
alcohol units 14
cigarettes 22
calories 5,424
Food consumed today
2pkts of Emmenthal cheese slices
14 cold new potatoes
2 Bloody Marys
third of Ciabatta loaf with Brie
coriander leaves
12 Milk Tray (best to get rid of Christmas confectionary and make fresh start tomorrow)
13 cocktail sticks securing cheese and pineapple
Portion of turkey curry, peas and bananas
Portion of Raspberry Surprise made with Bourbon biscuits, tinned raspberries, eight gallons of whipped cream, decorated with glacé cherries and angelica
Bridget's Smoking
Cigarettes 28 (but will soon give up for Lent so might as well smoke self into disgusted smoking frenzy)
The most dangerous aspect of Bridget's lifestyle, say the experts, and the one all Bridget clones need to act fast on -- is her smoking habit. She smokes an average of 12 cigarettes a day during the first two months of her fictional year in London, and although that doesn't make her a die-hard smoker, she can smoke up to 29 cigarettes in one day.
However well aware of the dangers she is, and however hard she tries to give up, she normally lights up as soon as she's hit by the next emotional crisis.
"'People indulge in self-destructive types of behaviour when they are stressed or feel out of control," says Clive Bates, the director of Action On Smoking And Health in the U.K.
The Truth Behind Bridget Jones' Unhealthy Diary
Apr 27, 2001 -- You've read the book. You've seen the film. But have you got the lifestyle? Most of us take Bridget Jones' story with a grain of salt, but if you think you identify too closely with Helen Fielding's 30-something singleton heroine, it might be time to make a fresh start -- something Bridget is always trying to do.
Although she's loveable, cute and hilariously funny, her diary is a health disaster, say experts. And if she carries on bingeing her way through copious amounts of alcohol, booze and food, Bridget could suffer some serious health problems. -->
So WebMD asked top health experts to analyze Bridget's diary and speculate as to how healthy any Bridget-clones out there really are.
Sunday, January 1
129 lb
alcohol units 14
cigarettes 22
calories 5,424
Food consumed today
2pkts of Emmenthal cheese slices
14 cold new potatoes
2 Bloody Marys
third of Ciabatta loaf with Brie
coriander leaves
12 Milk Tray (best to get rid of Christmas confectionary and make fresh start tomorrow)
13 cocktail sticks securing cheese and pineapple
Portion of turkey curry, peas and bananas
Portion of Raspberry Surprise made with Bourbon biscuits, tinned raspberries, eight gallons of whipped cream, decorated with glacé cherries and angelica
Bridget's Smoking
Cigarettes 28 (but will soon give up for Lent so might as well smoke self into disgusted smoking frenzy)
The most dangerous aspect of Bridget's lifestyle, say the experts, and the one all Bridget clones need to act fast on -- is her smoking habit. She smokes an average of 12 cigarettes a day during the first two months of her fictional year in London, and although that doesn't make her a die-hard smoker, she can smoke up to 29 cigarettes in one day.
However well aware of the dangers she is, and however hard she tries to give up, she normally lights up as soon as she's hit by the next emotional crisis.
"'People indulge in self-destructive types of behaviour when they are stressed or feel out of control," says Clive Bates, the director of Action On Smoking And Health in the U.K.