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...estimated that five to ten percent of eating disorders occur in males. Of males with eating disorders, 20 percent identify themselves as gay or bisexual. This figure is high, considering that gays and bisexuals accounts for only three to five percent of the total male population. However, Dr. Roberto Olivardia, co-author of The Adonis Complex, says this statistic may be skewed since “gay men are more likely to talk and seek treatment about their eating disorder.” Olivardia has found that even out of the straight men he treats, “very...
...think that this college is populated by highly talented and often competitive students whose desire to excel in the classroom, on the athletic field, and in extracurricular activities is often paralleled by a similar commitment to ‘improve’ their bodies.” Olivardia agrees, adding that it is “more likely to see [eating disorders] in your upper tier-schools...
...that eating disorders affect only women.” This notion compounds the obstacles men face to seek help for their eating issues. “There is an additional layer of feeling that as a man he shouldn’t be suffering,” says Olivardia...
...mind that an eating disorder is a possible diagnosis. “As recently as one year ago, patients have told me that their doctors had told them they weren’t struggling with an eating disorder because they’re male,” said Roberto Olivardia, a clinician specializing in eating disorders at McLean Hospital...
What would motivate someone to take steroids? Pope, Phillips and Olivardia say the Adonis Complex works in different ways for different men. "Michael," 32, one of their research subjects, told TIME he had always been a short kid who got picked on. He started working out at about 14, and he bought muscle magazines for advice. The pictures taunted him: he sweated, but he wasn't getting as big as the men in the pictures. Other men in his gym also made him feel bad. When he found out they were on steroids, he did two cycles himself, even though...