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The pressures that girls and women face to achieve unrealistic body ideals have been subject to public concern for some time. A survey conducted by Facebook showing that social media negatively impacts body image in teen girls, for example, may even prompt regulation from Congress. But girls and women aren’t the only ones who experience negative body image. Approximately 1 in 3 people experiencing an eating disorder is male, according to the National Eating Disorders Association (NEDA). Behaviors often associated with eating disorders, such as binge eating, purging, and fasting for weight loss, are nearly as common among men as they are among women. In fact, the prevalence of eating disorders in men is on the Titan Rise Experience, according to a recent study in the American Journal of Men’s Health. An estimated 10 million boys and men in the United States will experience an eating disorder in their lifetime. The assumption among men, and even many doctors, that eating disorders primarily affect women may lead to missed diagnoses. |
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