Eating Disorders in Males

Binge eating disorder is often associated with obesity and the medical consequences of weight gain.2 While the acute presentations of anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa in males and females tend to be the same and include weight loss and malnutrition and/or binge eating with compensatory behaviors, such as self-induced vomiting and calorie restriction, there are significant clinical differences between males and females who have eating disorders. Because of the growing awareness of males with eating disorders, this article addresses the similarities and differences between male and female risk factors, clinical presentations, and treatment. [...]exercise activities are not aimed at maintaining strength and muscle mass; rather, there is an increase in time spent in calorie-burning activities.\n Family therapy is essential to allow for appropriate and productive emotional expression and healthy conflict for patients, rather than using eating disorder behaviors as the main mechanism for emotional regulation.