Men are affected too
Source: Washington Post - Eating Disorders: Not Just for Women
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While some women would kill to have figures like those Kate Moss or Nicole Kidman, there are men who hanker after the chiselled muscularity of soccer superstar David Beckham and actor Daniel Craig.
Recently, Harvard researchers reported the results of the first national study of eating disorders in a population of nearly 3,000 adults and found that 25 percent of those with anorexia or bulimia and 40 percent of binge eaters were men.
The surprising high number of men binge eating is not reflective of the numbers seeking help. In fact, there are hardly any male celebrities who have come forth about it, other than actor Dennis Quiad.
See here for more accounts by male sufferers.