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Young Lebanese males prone to disorders due to stress, body image
25-7-2018
In a special feature today, An Nahar newspaper reported that eating disorders do not affect females only, as many people commonly believe, but also males. Based on scientific research, the newspaper wrote that binge eating is the most common eating disorder among young males, (20 to 40 % of people with eating disorders are males). An Nahar published a study prepared by assistant professor and researcher at AUB School of Nursing, Rita Doumit, and researcher at AUB Faculty of Arts and Sciences, Nadine Zouinni, on eating disorders among young men. The study which covered 260 male students (aged between 17 and 33 years) from different Lebanese universities, found that media exposure and the strict diets young men follow are linked to an increased vulnerability to depression which could lead to emotional eating. The results of the above study also revealed an association between the dissatisfaction with self and body image and disordered eating and excessive exercise, mainly bodybuilding, bearing in mind the impact of the media and advertising in marketing the perfect body image. (An Nahar, July 25 , 2018)
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