United States, 1985. Vital Health and Statistics. Series 10, No. 163, DHHS Pub. Public Health Service. Washington, D.C., U.S. Government Printing Office.
Men appear more comfortable with their weight and feel less pressure to be thin than women.
The great American shape-up. Psychology Today, 30-37. The media portrays men as concerned with physical fitness and women as concerned with their weight. Advertisements to women focus on calories and dieting while the message to men focus on body building and toning. An underdiagnosed disorder.