I gotta say this..

[Mur13]

Ok. So reading Jenny's thread, I have to get his out.

How come Eating Disorders are almost always connected to girls? The Fact is, Anorexia and the like are far less common then overeating. and the other side of the eating disorder spectrum ( too much food, not too little). It's hard to speak to this, because its not surveyed or researched nearly as much.

Here, let me give you some quotes.

Binge eating disorder, the most common eating disorder, seems to occur almost equally in males and females, although males are not as likely to feel guilty or anxious after a binge as women are sure to do.

Clinics and counselors see many more females than males, but that may be because males are reluctant to confess having what has become known as a "women's problem." Also, health professionals do not expect to see eating disorders in males and may therefore underdiagnose them.

Update: February 2007: Researchers at Harvard University Medical School have new data that suggests that up to 25 percent of adults with eating disorders are male. Whether that figure indicates that more men are becoming eating disordered, or that men previously escaped attention and diagnosis, or that diagnostic tools have improved and are now catching people who would have escaped detection before has yet to be determined. Preliminary information suggests that men are more concerned about appearance and body image than they were in the past. The new study was based on information obtained from the National Comorbidity Survey Replication, a mental health survey of nearly 9,000 adults across the U.S.

http://www.anred.com/males.html

I just don't understand it. You never see anything about males and eating disorders. What's with society today?

Ok, done. I know I'll get flamed for this, but I'm ready.

 

[BabyPiglet]

I'm not going to flame you, why would I? I know you think anorexia and bulimia are just as serious as other eating disorders.

I think binging isn't talked about as much because people just asosciate it with eating too much and getting fatter. They don't see it as a real problem. I agree, there should be more research done on it. It probably goes undiagnosed all the time.

 

[Babyjustrun]

All I can say right now for myself is that food will always be my enemy.
I'm either eating too much, too little or eating at wrong intervals (like not eating for a long period of time and just binging).

 

[dancergirlsasha]

The current issue of Cosmogirl has a three page article about males with eating-disorders.

 

[AngienLuLu]

I think that all the hype about eating disorders is focused on females. But males want that perfect body too. It's not just female models that influence girls, it's male models and actors and tv stars that influence guys, too.