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Starving to be Thin Impacts Men, Too

February 2012 - Sure you’ve heard of young women starving themselves to be thin. But what about men?  A growing number of men and boys are being diagnosed with eating disorders.

Jerry of Sunnyvale, who asked that we not use his last name, was recently diagnosed, but he says he has suffered from anorexia since he was 17.

His battle started when he tried to shed pounds after the medication he was taking caused him to put on more than 50 pounds. Jerry lost that weight but then found he was obsessed with losing more...

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