Is there such a thing as a male anorexic?

Answer 1

About 10% of anorexia cases are male.

Answer 2

Absolutely, it's just not as publicised as it should be. There are plenty of male anorexics, mostly in sports. People always talk about how cheerleaders and girl athletes starve themselves and take weight loss to the xtreme, but you never hear about the wrestler who pueked his meals everyday, and baseball players who exercise and starve themselves so much they faint frequently...and i also knew some guys who just wanted to look thinner..no sports, and ended up looking like bones....and it's considered normal to some. ...of course if it were a girl playing a sport and vomiting, or starving herself, it would turn into a dr. phil situation with therapy, meds and the whole 9 yards. :/

Answer 3

confident, yet an exceptionally small share of anorexia circumstances are. particularly, a male who's attempting to shed weight for wrestling isn't considered anorexic, because of the fact he has a reason. it somewhat is clinically determined in accordance to the innovations-set. each and every now and then i think of my brother could be. he's severly underweight, yet he thinks he's fat anyhow.

Answer 4

http://www.anorexicweb.com/StoriesForBoys/textbookmaleanor.html

Sadly, Yes!

http://www.anonymousone.com/faq201.htm

Answer 5

yepp saw 1 in a health book once nothing but skin and bone

Answer 6

Yes. They're usually nicknamed Slim.

Answer 7

Anyone who intentionally starves himself is anorexic. it has nothing to do with gender.

Answer 8

yah there is ive seen tons so if you know a person with that illness tell someone

Answer 9

I've heard of it. I also heard Dennis Quaid was a manorexic, or w/e lol.

Answer 10

Of course, its just not so prevelant with men.