Male Athletes Struggling With Eating Disorders


Updated 09/19/10 3:39 PM · Posted by FitSugar · 12 comments

Male Athletes Struggling With Eating Disorders

A leaner body has advantages in some competitive sports, but it looks like some male athletes may be taking lean a little too far. Recent deaths among wrestlers attempting to make certain weight classes have raised awareness about eating disorders and male athletes. This issue is not just limited to wrestlers. Increasingly, doctors are seeing unhealthy eating disorders develop among cyclists, Read more

Manorexia: Eating Disorders in Men


Updated 03/15/07 1:26 PM · Posted by FitSugar · 6 comments

Manorexia:  Eating Disorders in Men

Recently, the FitSugar pages were filled with posts on eating disorders for National Eating Disorder Awareness Week and here is an unfortunate follow up - the number of men suffering from eating disorders is on the rise. Seems eating disorders are not just for the ladies anymore. Harvard researchers reported the results of the first national study of eating disorders and in a population of Read more