men with eating disorders
Men with Eating Disorders During the past decade, interest in and knowledge about eating disorders such as Anorexia Nervosa and Bulimia Nervosa has increased in the social science, medical, and popular literature, as eating disorders have become a leading problem in industrialized societies. ... If you were to walk down a street and randomly ask people who they believe may suffer from an eating disorder, the majority would say that they believe that eating disorders only affect adolescent girls. They may be surprised to hear that older women and children can also suffer from the disorders but they will most likely be shocked to hear that boys and men can also develop and become an anorectic and/or bulimic. The following paper will address certain issues concerning males with eating disorders such as, the statistics of how many men compared to women are suffering and why the prevalence rate for men is much lower for them compared to females in respect to the stigma attached to eating disorders. Also, the similarities and differences between men with eating disorders and women with eating disorders will also be examines along with the risk factors that may predispose someone to harmful eating behaviors, sexual experiences in males with an eating disorder, and finally, the relationship between homosexuals and eating disorders and treatment issues.