http://www.cbsnews.com/video/watch/?id=5284619n

Rick Kilmer, Ph.D.: We have seen a tremendous increase in males coming to ACE for help. Because we now know that dieting is the "Gateway Drug" to eating disorders, with more boys and men dieting or trying to "eat healthy", more are getting hooked by eating disorders and body image struggles. Given the training program we still put boys through to not admit or express feelings, to not be vulnerable, to not ask for help... adding eating disorders to the self-medicating addiction list is not surprising. More and more men struggling with eating and body image issues are finding that they are not alone.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/08/16/eating-disorders-men_n_928206.html

Male Athletes Struggle With Eating Disorders