Bisexual men more prone to eatg disorrs than gay or straight men, study fds

7 IMPORTANT FACTS ABOUT GAY AND BI MEN WHO SUFFER FROM EATG DISORRS

” By beg physilly larger, men try to protect themselv om beg an ongog victim of aggrsn (Man, 2008) Orientatn“Most men wh body image disorrs are straight and most gay men do not have body image disorrs, ” reports Man (2008, p.

Wh that md, symptoms related to eatg disorr issu were found to crease 10 tim more wh gay and bisexual men than wh heterosexual men (Strong, Williamson, Netemeyer, & Geer, 2000). Also, a sample of 135 mal wh eatg disorrs, 42% of the bulimic patients nsired themselv to be eher gay or bisexual.

Concern over body shape and weight is prevalent among homosexual mal and n bee pathologil. However there are subcultur wh the gay culture; not all of which strs body image.