They have been dieting. Dieting is one of the most powerful eating disorder triggers for both males and females. They participate in a sport that demands thinness. Runners and jockeys are at higher risk than football players and weight lifters. Wrestlers who try to shed pounds quickly before a match so they can compete in a lower weight category seem to be at special risk.
Body builders are at risk if they deplete body fat and fluid reserves to achieve high definition.
They have a job or profession that demands thinness. Male models, actors, and entertainers seem to be at higher risk than the general population. Some, but by no means all, males with eating disorders are members of the gay community where men are judged on their physical attractiveness in much the same way as women are judged in the heterosexual community. Compare and contrast males and females who have eating disorders Males often begin an eating disorder at older ages than females do, and they more often have a history of obesity or overweight. Heterosexual males are not exposed to the same intense cultural pressures to be thin that women and girls endure.