Eating Disorders in Men

In the US alone, around one million boys and men suffer from an eating disorder. When compared to the percentages of eating disorders in women, the number of men’s female counterparts multiplies significantly; nevertheless, eating disorders in men continue to be a silent and many times misdiagnosed or overlooked condition. Because society and medicine have strongly joined forces against female eating disorders, considerations about possible male patients have somewhat taken a secondary role. Due to increased awareness in this respect, more and more health specialists are beginning to question their methods and have started rephrasing the questions asked in order to discover those patients suffering from eating disorders. Read more

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