Eating Disorders in Males

While eating disorders in men are not as common as they are in women, awareness of men with eating problems continues to grow. Find information on how the experience of men with eating disorders is unique, and what keeps men from getting help.

Articles & Resources

• Don't Forget About Eating Disorders in Men...
  Eating disorders in men are more common than we might think. But the ways in which eating disorders play out in men are unique.


• Why Men Avoid Help for Eating Disorders
  Eating disorders in men tend to go untreated because of social pressures. A study investigates.


• What to Know About Muscle Dysmorphic Disorder
  Muscle Dysmorphic Disorder, also known as "bigorexia," is not classified as an eating disorder. But in many ways, it is the opposite of anorexia. Muscle dysmorphic disorder involves fear about the body's appearance--in this case, that it is not muscular enough.


• Making Weight: A Book Review
  Men with eating disorders and body image disorders have few resources that speak directly to their situations. The authors of Making Weight normalize eating disorders in men and other body image struggles, filling the need with a book that is long overdue.


• Common Questions and Answers for Males With Eating Disorders
  Information on prevalence, risk factors, and treatment options.


• Disordered Eating in Men Increasing
  Whether it's due to more men revealing their struggles or better ways of detecting problems, evidence of eating disorders in men is on the way up.


• A Look at Muscle Dysmorphia
  Women have fashion magazines. Men have bodybuilding magazines. The desire to be like what we see in the media is universal.