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Why male body dysmorphia goes unrecognized

My teenage son spends hours at the gym and counts every calorie and I think he might have an eating disorder but everyone just says he's being healthy.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Gender stereotypes about health mask disordered eating behaviors in young men.

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