Can men be anorexic?
Yes. Anorexia and bulimia appear to have a strong sociocultural component in that the diseases seem primarily to strike women in western cultures. Since striving for the perfect body image seems to be more a preoccupation of women than men, it stands to reason that disease of body image would also be expressed more by women. However, men, especially athletes who must monitor their weight for competition, seem particularly vulnerable to the problems of eating disorder.
