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How can men help to prevent eating disorders?
Taken from What Men Need to Know About
Eating Disorders," by Margo Maine, Ph.D.
Helpful hints for all men
concerned about eating disorders.
Ask yourself these questions:
What are my attitudes toward weight and women?
- Have I become fat-phobic?
- Do I degrade women's bodies if
they are not like women on the pages of fashion magazines?
- What do I value in women? Is
appearance more important than personality?
- How much have I internalized
sexist attitudes that convey that women are less important than men? Do I
understand that such attitudes may encourage women to pursue strength and
power through weight and dieting?
- How much do I listen to women
and show respect for them as equal human beings?
One last hint: When women
feel valued, heard, respected and equal, they do not have to diet to feel
powerful. What can you do to help this happen for the women in your life?
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