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Eating Disorders in Men
Taken from "Eating Disorders
in Men: What We Don't Know"
by Margo Maine, Ph.D.
Eating Disorders are not exclusive to men.
Here are some facts men should know:
- Although much more common in women, of every 100
eating disordered individuals who enter treatment, 5 to 10 of them are men.
- Men may constitute as many as 25% of those
exhibiting binge-eating disorders.
- Medical professionals, educators, and related
personnel frequently overlook eating disorders in men, due to the greater
frequency in women. This is dangerous!
- The signs and symptoms and treatment needs are
similar, regardless
of sex.
- Men are more frequently involved in obsessive and
excessive exercise as a means of "purging". This is often overlooked by
others.
- As with females, males who are involved in athletics
are at higher
risk for eating disorders.
- Males are experiencing more social pressure
regarding appearance than in the past. This may contribute to an increase
in clinical eating disorders in men.
- Parents are less likely to pursue treatment when
their son has a
serious eating disorder.
- Men may be less likely to pursue treatment due to
the social stigma
of having a problem usually seen in women.
- Eating disorders are just as dangerous for men as
they are for women.
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