Belief that their experiences in life are dramatically affected by their body weight. Fear of gaining fat, rigid control of exercise or food intake to prevent gaining fat. Any type of purging, i.e., vomiting, diuretics, laxatives, additional exercising, restricting food. Many clinicians believe that this figure is underreported because many men are ashamed to admit that they may be suffering from something thought to affect only women. I only run 4-5 miles daily.
Men have the same issues with body image as do women.
They want to be thin and look good to attract women. They may not want to look older or look like their fathers. The reasons are numerous. Seventy-seven percent of individuals with eating disorders report that the illness can last anywhere from one to fifteen years or even longer in some cases. It is estimated that approximately six percent of serious cases die.