The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-IV-TR), the bible of psychiatric disorders, specifies four essential features of anorexia nervosa. The first is refusal to maintain body ...
Food was cathartic for Max Sala, something that held his life together and at the same time tore it apart. As a child he ate for comfort, arriving for his freshman year of high school, as he put it, ...
Most people believe that eating disorders and body image issues primarily affect women — and that's wrong. When you see a close friend or loved one struggling with an eating disorder, the obvious ...
Season two of the series Heartstopper on Netflix brings out an issue that is often hidden — male eating disorders. Centered on two teenage boys in love, the show helps bust the common perception that ...
Last year, Ed Sheeran opened up about his eating disorder. Collaborating with Justin Bieber and Shawn Mendes made him reevaluate his body, which he believed to be too fat when compared to those ...
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Low-self esteem, poor body image and a perception of not meeting the modern ideal of masculinity are driving more men to consume over-the-counter body-building supplements, ...
A study of 2,822 students on a large university campus found 3.6 percent of men had eating disorders. The female to male ratio was 3-to-1. The most widely quoted study, according to the National ...