Male Eating Disorder In Men And Boys
How are Men and Boys Affected by Eating Disorders? Male eating disorder is not something that most of us think about. When you think of eating disorders, you think of Karen Carpenter or one of Hollywood’s young starlets. But, these disorders don’t just affect girls and women. Men and boys can be just as affected by them. Eating Disorders in men is not new news, they have exsisted in the male population for quite some time. Because there is a stigma attached to having a problem with controlling your food,this is one of the reasons that you may not have heard about it.
Male Eating Disorder and Harvard
Harvard carried out a study in 2007 and discovered that upto 25 percent were men with anorexia nervosa and that 40 percent were men with binge eating disorder. When you consider that this condition is mainly percieved as a female only disorder these
numbers are extremely high.
Because girls are more likely to wear tight-fitting clothes the effects of eating disorders are more readily noticed. Because our clothing is mainly designed to show off our shape, they will reveal the skin and bones that can shock parents and friends.Girls are also more likely to confide in a friend about their “new diet” than guys are.
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Male Eating Disorder: Goes Undiscovered
Men and boys can hide the results of their eating disorders better than women and girls. Furthermore, changes in their body are quickly attributed to anything but an eating disorder.
Parents don’t even think that an eating disorder can affect their son.Even the males themselves are not likely to admit that they have an eating disorder. Being associated with a “girl’s disease” can be seen as unmanly or feminine. For fear of being called names, they hide their pain and their obsession with food.
The same goes for men. Seeing rock hard abs on models and male actors has them wondering if they need to look like that to attract girls. This jaded thinking can lead to unhealthy eating and exercising habits that ruin a boy’s health and his self-image.
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Think about advertising. The female population is inundated with photo after photo of the “perfect body” according to modeling agencies and style magazines. Especially during the teenage years, the pressure to fit in and be liked by the opposite sex can lead to an unrealistic view of their bodies.
