Men with Eating Disorders

Men with Eating Disorders

  • Submitted By: Lelaa124
  • Date Submitted: 11/04/2013 11:50 AM
  • Category: English
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When you hear about people suffering from eating disorders for example Anoxeria Nervosa, Bulimia or etc. Who you normal hear about a young female or older women right?. That's because when we watch television or read a magazine we see a female talking about them having an eating disorder or they feel as if they have signs of a eating disorder. So in the public eye Anoxeria Nervosa, Bulimia and etc, are concerned to be “female diseases”. Would you believe me if I told that men also suffer from eating disorders to be exactly 30% of men suffer from eating disorder. Which to be honest I found shocking I never thought of a man suffering from eating disorder. This has been a serious situation for many years that still goes unaddressed to this day and to be honest needs to change because females aren't the only ones who suffer from eating disorder.
Males often begin an eating disorder at an older age than females do, and they often have history of obesity or are overweight. As for women develop a eating a disorder they feel fat because the onset of their disordered eating behaviors, typically they are near average weight. Men also made up to be strong and powerful and work out so they can build up their bodies to make them large so they can protect their skinny companion. Women are usually want to lose weight because they feel as if they fat but a male always seems to happy with their body because they don't think their anybody with their body and if they are concern with their bodies it only to bulk so they can have bigger muscles. Just like women, males get anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa. Many males describe themselves as compulsive eaters , and they binge eating disorders. Anorexia Nervosa means a nervous loss of appetite, symptoms are refusal to maintain body weight or an intense fear of gaining weight. An inability to perceive one's body weight or shape correctly. Bulimia Nervosa means to binge eat and get it out of your systems by means of purging....

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