Male Eating Disorders

Male anorexia is called sometimes " Manorexia " in the media, in our image obsessed culture of course men would not be immune to the societal pressures. Did you know over 10 million men will have an eating disorder at some point in there lives. Also youd be suprised to learn the mortaliy rate is acutually higher in men. So what are the types of eating disorders ?  What can you do to help a man or boy in your life who is stuggling with an eating disorder. Bulumia Nervosa, Anorexia Nervosa , Binge Eating are some of the most common eating disorders among men, According to
 NEDA ( National Eating Disorders Association.)  Also grouped in with those disorders such as  the Adonis Complex and Supplement Abuse .

"Males may account for approx 1-5% of patients with anorexia nervosa although prior to puberty the risk increases, and approx 50% of sufferers in children are boys. Males account for 5-10% of patients with Bulimia Nervosa. In actual numbers, bulimia is more common among males than anorexia and will occur in a greater ratio. In actual numbers this means that there are more men with bulimia than there are with anorexia."

( via National Center for Eating Disorders UK )

I am not a licenced medical professional nor claim to be , please consult your physician, nutritionist or psycholodcial professional if you feel you or a loved one is in need of treatment. I will also provide links at the end of the post that are helpful in finding assistance. Im just passionate about people loving and accepting themselves as they are now.


You can also find Support Groups , Information , Research Studies at www.nationaleatingdisorders.org
NEDA Confidential  Helpline at 1-800-931-2237

Manorexia

I have been working on a post about men an eating disorders for a long time. Allot of men read PTB an I'm grateful for that. Women aren't the only ones to feel the pressure that society doles out when it comes to body image. Men also have this battle. When researching this post I read that men have always suffered from eating disorders. Just recently in the 1990's the percentage of men with eating disorders has been on a steady increase. Some experts say that in the 1990's the advertising industry realized the marketability of the Male image. One could remember the Calvin Klein advertisements with a very ripped Mark Wahlberg as the jumping off point. You can even look at the music industry also. Allot of the men are extremely waif like in appearance.
I've watched these two segments an found them to be very informative. In understanding the Psyche of the Manorexic. I'm a visual learner so I found these to be helpful











Do you think that is a more widespread problem ?  Is it surprising men suffer from eating disorders? 

I like many women sometimes would blame men for my poor body image. Thinking they were allot of the pressure. I never thought to stop an think that they too may feel pressure.  In this culture it all seems we are all under pressure. Who are we answering too in all this madness are we just willing participants in this crazy machine. That's just my opinion when do we all start to heal. I think talking about it is a start. I will be doing follow up postings on this topic.



If you are experiencing problems with weight control you are not alone. Get help by contacting your family doctor, a psychologist, mental health center or a doctor specializing in eating disorder .