Eatg disorrs disproportnately affect gay men, but medice hasn't ught up
Contents:
- BULIMIA THE GAY COMMUNY
- EATG DISORRS THE GAY AND LBIAN COMMUNY
- A HIDN EPIMIC: EATG DISORRS THE GAY MUNY
- EATG DISORRS DIVERSE LBIAN, GAY, AND BISEXUAL POPULATNS
BULIMIA THE GAY COMMUNY
Now nsir the amount of shame gay mal mt rry and how terribly heavy that shame mt feel. And eatg disorrs are exactly about that--heavy, weighty feelgs. It begs the qutn: Where do all those feelgs go? * eating disorder gay community *
Gay and bisexual boys are more likely to engage food rtrictive behavrs, self-duced vomg, laxative abe and diet pill e orr to ntrol their weight.
EATG DISORRS THE GAY AND LBIAN COMMUNY
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Gay adult men are seven tim more likely to report bgg and 12 tim more likely to report purgg than heterosexual adult men. As early as 12, gay and lbian and bisexual teens may be at a higher risk of bge-eatg and purgg than heterosexual peers. In a 2007 study of lbian, gay, and bisexual-intified participants, which was the first to asss DSM diagnostic tegori, gay and bisexual men had a signifintly higher prevalence of lifetime full syndrome bulimia, subclil bulimia, and any subclil eatg disorr.
A HIDN EPIMIC: EATG DISORRS THE GAY MUNY
Gay men are thought to only reprent 5 percent of the total male populatn but among men who have eatg disorrs, 42 percent intify as gay. Both mal and femal who intified as gay, lbian, bisexual or "mostly heterosexual" have elevated rat of bge-eatg (seven tim) and purgg by vomg (twelve tim) or laxative abe, than their heterosexual peers.
EATG DISORRS DIVERSE LBIAN, GAY, AND BISEXUAL POPULATNS
Experienc of gay bashg that n velop to PTSD. Over the years, gay mal have been thought of as "effemate" nature and nsequently weak.