Professor Hubert Lacey, who runs the eating disorder unit at St George's Hospital in London, has seen the number of male referrals double in the past few years. "These are just my observations, and because the numbers are so small statistics can be misleading, but I think there has been a cultural change," he said. "The recession is a factor because, when jobs are under threat, people think more about how they present themselves."
Related to male anorexia is another kind of male eating disorder called dysmorphia, or "bigorexia," in which males relentlessly pursue the development of bigger muscles. Recent research indicates that about 17 percent of males are currently dieting, and that steroid abuse and exercise disorders are increasing in young males.
Experts believe that the onset of an eating disorder in males is usually due to a specific trigger or set of triggers, including childhood bullying, emotional abuse, difficulties with sexual identity, and extreme parental strictness (especially from a father).
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