Comments on: Eating Disorders In Men — The Underserved Minority

By: John Kaiser

John Kaiser — Wed, 06 Jun 2007 21:07:59 +0000

Don’t forget the image disorder that causes so many men to take steroids or workout to excess.

By: Laurie

Laurie — Tue, 05 Jun 2007 03:22:43 +0000

I thought most medical research was done on men, but I guess this is one area where women dominate. I don’t understand why there isn’t more help available for men who have these problems.

By: Mags

Mags — Tue, 05 Jun 2007 02:56:25 +0000

I didn’t know men and women approached eating disorders so differently. It’s a little scary to think my boys might develop something I wouldn’t even recognize.

By: Cassie

Cassie — Tue, 05 Jun 2007 02:12:50 +0000

I had a boyfriend with this problem when I was younger. He was overweight as a kid, then went crazy with weight liftingwhen he became a teenager. I often wonder what happened to him. He was just so messed up about weight.

By: Austin

Austin — Tue, 05 Jun 2007 01:45:12 +0000

Hey, thanks for the info.

By: Christina

Christina — Tue, 05 Jun 2007 00:14:48 +0000

Wow! 40% of binge eaters are men. I would never have guessed the number was so high.

By: Jackie

Jackie — Tue, 05 Jun 2007 00:05:58 +0000

Good post. Gotta give the men equal time.

By: Stephanie

Stephanie — Mon, 04 Jun 2007 23:51:57 +0000

Men really don’t have anyone to talk to when they have a weight problem cuz it sounds so girlish everyone makes fun of them. I never see men eating carrot sticks and salads like women do when they diet. That’s probably why they work out so hard.

By: Mary

Mary — Mon, 04 Jun 2007 23:27:48 +0000

I’ve heard of Rogers Memorial. They’re supposed to have a good program.

By: Glenn

Glenn — Mon, 04 Jun 2007 21:27:43 +0000

You’re talking about me. I did all that for years – eating everything in sight then making myself throw up, working out til I was ready to pass out and I never looked like I wanted. You look at Beckham and guys like that and you just want to be like them. I was fat when I was a kid, everybody made fun of me and I couldn’t get a date when I was a teenager, the girls didn’t like me until I started working out. Then it started to change, but I couldn’t stop. It was hell living like that. You’re right that there’s no one to talk to. I could’ve used this information then. Who knows? Maybe I still need it. Thanks.

By: Anita

Anita — Mon, 04 Jun 2007 21:08:39 +0000

I almost wasn’t going to read this post because it’s about men. But I learned things I never knew about men and eating disorders. I’m going to pay closer attention to what some of the bodybuilders in my family are doing from now on. Maybe I’m missing something because they sure are obsessive about exercising.

By: Rob

Rob — Mon, 04 Jun 2007 21:03:08 +0000

Hey, Deb, thanks for this. It’s about time somebody talked about this stuff. It’s damn near impossible for a man to get help with weight problems in our society. Everyone just thinks about women.

By: Denise R.

Denise R. — Mon, 04 Jun 2007 17:53:41 +0000

Isn’t it discrimination to only accept women into a treatment facility? That just doesn’t sound fair.

By: cyberalex

cyberalex — Mon, 04 Jun 2007 17:15:50 +0000

So you’re finally giving men equal time… that’s a comment I don’t make too much.

By: Rita

Rita — Mon, 04 Jun 2007 16:37:58 +0000

This makes me wonder if some of the men I’ve known who exercise so much were really getting into shape or had a hidden eating disorder.

By: Tammi

Tammi — Mon, 04 Jun 2007 15:01:35 +0000

It’s funny but I never think of men having eating disorders. It’s interesting that they react so differently from women that we don’t even recognize what’s happening to them.