Anorexia In Men

Fitness Drifter

Anorexia Nervosa is possibly the best-known eating disorder and it is the one a lot of people think of when they hear the term "eating disorder". It is almost always seen as affecting women, but anorexia in men does happen too. By some estimates, up to 25% of anorexia cases are in fact men.

I couldn't find a lot of reliable stats on that - just some estimates - but anorexia does indeed affect men and I wanted to run through what this eating disorder is, how to recognise signs and symptoms, its health impact, and some treatment options.

The corresponding blog post for this episode is here: https://fitnessdrifter.com/anorexia-in-men

Sources:

• NHS anorexia overview -

  https://www.nhs.uk/mental-health/conditions/anorexia/overview/

• National Centre For Eating Disorders (UK) -

  https://eating-disorders.org.uk/information/eating-disorders-in-males/

• BEAT stats on eating disorders in the UK -

  https://www.beateatingdisorders.org.uk/media-centre/eating-disorder-statistics/

• NEDA article on prominence of anorexia in men -

  https://www.nationaleatingdisorders.org/statistics-research-eating-disorders

• Anorexia diagnostic criteria used by the American Psychiatric Association -

  https://www.verywellmind.com/diagnostic-criteria-for-anorexia-nervosa-1138312#citation-9

• Sexual abuse and eating disorders in men - https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/10640266.2012.715512

Resources:

• NHS
• NICE
• Mind

Helplines and support:

• Beat Eating Disorders
• Eating Disorders Anonymous
• National Eating Disorders