Increased cases of eating disorders in men

• April 19, 2024

The cases of eating disorders in mens have increased alarmingly in recent years. Only in Mexico the percentage from the year 2000 to date increased from 5% to 15%, compared to the 6 million people suffering from anorexia or bulimia in this country (women and men), revealed data from the Ellen West Foundation .

This trend is not unique to Mexico; in England , the number of hospitalizations for eating disorders increased by 66% during this decade. The increase has been such that in the UK, In fact, a new term has been created to describe anorexia - one of these diseases - that affects men: manorexia .

However, it is difficult to diagnose these conditions in males, since the methods are predominantly focused on women . If you add to this that they hardly seek help for this type of problem, it makes the attention much smaller.

When a man comes to seek help, he is most likely diagnosed with depression, and as a consequence, does not receive adequate attention to eating disorders.

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