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The negative body-image epidemic that affects millions of women is also a hidden problem for millions of men. In spite of a decade-long emphasis on health and fitness - or perhaps because of it - more men are suffering from a variety of eating disorders and self-abusive behaviors. Using vignettes from their patients, the authors present a new program to help men overcome these problems. They offer ways to enhance self-image, facts about why diets fail, information about the dangers of using steroids, and a section for women who want to help the men in their life.
A synchronicity about men’s bodies is occurring in our culture. Television talk shows are beginning to include segments about guys who have eating disorders, and male celebrities have recently begun to acknowledge their problems in public. An HBO segment recently aired on a male student athlete who died of anorexia nervosa, and an evening news show just promoted itself with a story on men and cosmetic surgery. Newspapers and magazines are also starting to pick up the topic. Psychology conferences on men’s issues have been featuring speakers—including the authors of this book—for the past few years, and treatment programs have recently sprung up that are specifically for men. Coauthor Thomas Holbrook’s facility has specialized in treating men for many years. This subject is beginning to explode in the media, just as bulimia did in the early 80’s.
Anonymous
Posted July 28, 2000
Making Weight raises our awareness that eating disorders, body image issues, and weight are not gender-specific to females. American society has instilled in men that they are the breadwinners, the anchors that hold families together; men=strength. We must learn the fallacies of this equation and replace it with a new one: Man minus Machismo = Man
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The negative body-image epidemic that affects millions of women is also a hidden problem for millions of men. In spite of a decade-long emphasis on health and fitness - or perhaps because of it - more men are suffering from a variety of eating disorders and self-abusive behaviors. Using vignettes from their patients, the authors present a new program to help men overcome these problems. They offer ways to enhance self-image, facts about why diets fail, information about the dangers of using steroids, and a ...