Not just for women Not just for women Despite society's overlooking of male eating disorders, the diseases aren't blind to gender. When you think about eating disorders, you picture a woman crouching over a toilet vomiting her meal. You think of Karen Carpenter, Princess Diana, LaToya Jackson.
Men have eating disorders, too.
It's something that's often overlooked by most of society. According to research, it is estimated 85 to 90 percent of eating disorder patients are women. But the 10 to 15 percent of men who also fall victim to eating disorders should not be overlooked. There is constant criticism that the portrayal of women in the media, advertising, movies and much more gives way to eating disorder cases. Women think they must have that perfect body, be it Kate Moss or Cindy Crawford.