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How many people in the US struggle with eating disorders?
Approximately 20 million women and 10 million men in the United States suffer from eating disorders.
How many males vs females will develop an eating disorder?
For eating disorders, 1 male with suffer for every 9 females. If there were 100 people with eating disorders, 10 would be men and 90 would be women.
Who do eating disorders affect?
Usually the eating disorder starts in the mind. Eating disorders are psychological disorders (image disorders).
Both women and men suffer from eating disoders?
Yes, although anorexia nervosa in women is much more popular.
Are there any males with an eating disorder?
many men/boys suffer for eating disorders however, because it was seen as something associated with females not many men spoke out about it. but as in the media a while back the British MP John Prescott suffered from Bulimia. There is a growing number of males with eating disorders coming out.
Is it normal for men at 70 years old suffer ED?
Yes. The older a man gets, past the age of 40, the more likely they are to suffer from male ED (erticle dystisfuntion). Female ED usually means an eating disorder, although men can suffer from eating disorders as well.
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Can guys be anorexic?
Yes just like any other disease out there, disease doesn't discriminate. Men suffer from weight problems and eating disorders just like women do.
Why do males have eating disorders?
Males suffer from eating disorders for the same reasons, essentially, that women do. They are not happy with how their bodies look, and will go to extreme measures to change them. For men, it usually has to do with a "beer belly" or muscle definition, while women generally just strive to be very, very skinny.
Which one of these eating disorders is more likly to affect men than women?
While an eating disorder can affect either gender equally, more women tend to suffer from anorexia and bulimia while more men tend to suffer from muscle dysmorphia, protein abuse, and anorexia athletica.
How many people have eating disorders?
10%-15% of all Americans suffer from an eating disorderAbout 8 million women in the USAAbout 1 million men in the USA1/200 women suffer from anorexia2-3/100 women suffer from bulimia
Why do young men and women develop unhealthy eating behaviors or disorders?
Young Men and Women develop unhealthy eating behaviors and disorders, sometimes because they're nervous about something so they just eat what they have near them. Many develop eating disorders because they feel that they're not perfect. they have to look this good in order for people to them to like them. And because they can be made fun because of their weight and how they look. That's how anorexia comes into play. That's a reason that young men and women develop unhealthy eating behaviors and disorders.
