Anorexia is on the Rise in the United Kingdom
September 11th, 2009
Anorexia may be expected to experience higher rates of occurrence in stressful times, and as the financial crisis tightens its grip on the United Kingdom, stress is certainly a predominant result. Unfortunately, however, this stress seems to be contributing to an alarming rise in the rate of anorexia in British men, as a recent survey suggests. Citing heightened concerns about personal appearance in the wake of job layoffs and decreases in the ability to spend, researchers note that increased mental and physical health services for men struggling with the complications of the financial crisis are needed to help keep men from starving themselves.
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I must admit, when I saw the title of this post, I did not expect it to be about adult men. This dose seem a bit alarming that populations like this that who are not typically seen as being targets for this type of illness are now more than ever struggling. Maybe it is just because anorexia in men has been a more taboo thing that I’ve never heard much about this before.
I do not think the times are so bad that people have no money to buy nutritious food for themselves. I think the reason for this development is only mental stress… Losing a job is very unfortunate for any person, and this will surely have a negative effect on any given person, and this development is a testimony to that.
The recession really seems to have taken its toll… Any sudden change of financial capability will put people under a lot of pressure, more so the bread-winners of the family.
Anorexia affecting people is very alarming and that too in a developed nation… People must try and focus more on their health and not concentrate too much on the finances. Yes,finances are important, but not more than one’s health…
As the global recession seems to be coming to an end, we can only hope the its ill-effects will now be reversed and restored to its previous states.
Anorexia is all about having control over something. I guess that there are many men out there who feel like they have no control over their financial situations right now, so eating and their physical situations are something that they can control. I think that many men feel like they have experienced the brunt of this economic downturn and maybe that is why something so surprising like anorexia has begun to show up more and more among them.
I have never really thought about eating disorders affecting men. Guess this just goes to show that here is yet another equal opportunity illness just looking to strike down its next victim.
Whoever thought up that manorexia title needs shot. There’s no reason for a distinction and flippant labels like that make it even harder for men to come forward that need help. On the positive side, it’s good to see they are.
Eating disorders can affect both males and females Olivia. My theory is that anorexia in women gets more attention because women tend to be open to discussing health more and reading articles and so on than men. They are also more body conscious on average and the condition is more prevalent in females. Hence the extra attention towards them.
If a man were to come forward and say that he had an eating disorder I bet many people would discount that just because he is a man and we do not hear about those cases very often. This in and of itself could be a huge reason why so many fewer men than women will find the ability to seek treatment for this illness.
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