Tuesday, November 23, 2010

"Manorexia"

              So thru this whole project of looking at eating disorders that women have, such as Bulimia
 and anorexia, I haven't really thought about the other side.  So this post is all about the other side 
of the puzzle to anorexia, that other side being MEN.Having read a few articles online they have stated 
that eating disorders just don't just affect women they also affect men.Manorexia, or also Manorexic, 
was defined by researchers, when they discovered that anorexia was just not limited to women,
and the idea of starving yourself, with the intention of getting the "perfect body" started to cross the 
lines between gender, and men started to become anorexic. This can either start in high school, or 
even start earlier, or later in life. 
            All it takes is a few ingredients: a bowl of low self esteem, two tablespoons of excessive media
 telling you what you need to look like, a dash of others people opinion, bake for 2 months and you have 
yourself an eating disorder. It seems that man are in the same boat as women, and that no matter what 
the quest for the perfect body is a dangerous quest. Anyways what is perfect mean anyways, does it mean 
looking like you could be snapped in two. I think not.

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