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Anorexia affects both males and females, but about 90% of sufferers are female. There are a few reasons / theories to explain this. In western society, the most prevailing reason is social pressures to be thin. Tis comes in the form of media influence, but also the sharp increase in bullying and teasing. This has increased wit the technology and internet boom. Low self esteem (which can be caused by bullying or teasing) hasba strong connection to the development of eating disorders in females. Women also undergo more physical changes to their bodies, like pregnancy. The desire to reverse or prevent these changes to still remain "attractive" can also lead to eating disorders.
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Which of there eating disorders is more likely to affect men than women?
of course is anorexia don't try it is bad for you
Why does anorexia always affect women'?
Anorexia does not always affect women. About 10% of anorexics are male. Anorexia - and most other eating disorders - are more common in women for a few reasons. Women naturally are more social, and thus focus on social pressures more then men. When social pressures demand thin-ness, women are more likely to develop eating disorders. A woman also experiences more changes in her body (pregnancy, for example) that can fuel body dislike and eating disorders. Women also tend to be more critical of each other than men are to each other. This harshness or bullying can lead to low self esteem and eating disorders, too.
Which on of these eating disorders is more likely to affect men than women?
Muscle dysmorphia and anorexia athletica, and orthorexia affects men and women roughly equally.
Which of the following disorders is more common among men than women?
Muscle Dysmorphia, Anorexia Athletica, and Steriod Abuse affect more men than women. Body Dismorphic Disorder (BDD) can affect men and women equally.
Which one of these eating disorders is more likly to affect men than women?
While an eating disorder can affect either gender equally, more women tend to suffer from anorexia and bulimia while more men tend to suffer from muscle dysmorphia, protein abuse, and anorexia athletica.
Which of these eating disorders is more likely to affect men than woman bulimia nervosa chronic dieting anorexia nervosa muscle dysmorphia?
bulimia / anorexia - eating disroders, women are more affected than men by a 9 : 1 ratio. chronic dieting - women tend to diet significantly mroe than men do. muscle dysmorphia - can affect both men and women equally.
Which one of these eating disorders is more likely to affect men than women a bulimia nervosa b chronic dieting c anorexia nervosa d muscle dysmorphia?
bulimia / anorexia - eating disroders, women are more affected than men by a 9 : 1 ratio. chronic dieting - women tend to diet significantly mroe than men do. muscle dysmorphia - can affect both men and women equally.
Why is anorexia a common disease to women?
Anorexia is most common in women because most current societies focus a lot of attention on the appearances of women. Most commonly, society demands a thin and "beautiful" woman. Eating disorders, like anorexia, often develop as a result of women trying to unnaturally conform to these social standards.
How does anorexia affect males?
Although males comprise only about 1/10 of all people with anorexia, when they do have anorexia they are affected as severely as are women with the same illness. Males are affected by anorexia in the same way as women are: for example, they can have organ failure, extreme emaciation, and even death. However, males with anorexia may not be taken as seriously as women because anorexia is often viewed as a women's disease.
Are women in the fashion industry affected by anorexia?
Some - but certainly not all - women in the fashion industry, such as actresses, models, designers, etc., are affected by eating disorders like anorexia because the current social standard is to be thin.
What percent of women in Arkansas have eating disorders?
Roughly 1 in every 250 women suffers from anorexia, which is a little less than 1%.
What ethnic group do anorexia affect the most?
While anorexia can affect a person of any ethnicity or race, it is most commonly seen in Caucasian lesbian women and gay men
