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Article: Experts: Male Eating Disorders Climbing
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- May 12, 2004
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MICHAEL HILL, Associated Press Writer
AP Online
05-12-2004
Jeff Everts, 43, plays with his dog Cheyenne in the back yard of his Albuquerque, N.M., home, April 29, 2004. Everts is recovering from anorexia and bulimia, eating disorders among men that are getting worse, according to researchers. Root causes for eating disorders can be similar for men and women: genetics, trauma, low self esteem. Cultural influences can also play a role in eating behaviors. (AP Photo/Jake Schoellkopf)
In an era of diet fixation, chiseled underwear models and "a culture of muscularity," some researchers say eating problems among men are getting worse _ even as sufferers face a lingering stigma about having a ...