Anorexia may have traditionally been considered to be a "women's disease" but dramatic increases in the number of male sufferers are being seen by eating disorder experts. One consultant has revealed that for the first time, he has seen more male anorexia referrals than females. Professor Hubert Lacey, the head of the eating disorder unit at St George's hospital in Tooting, south London, said he believed the increase was due to greater social pressure on men to look good.
Male eating disorder rise blamed on social pressure - The Independent 22nd September 2008
Monday, September 22, 2008
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