In Cosmopolitan's July 2013 issue, Cosmo brought to light the new Dieting Dude phenomenon, a new trend of male dieters who can be picker then their female counter parts. The article reveals that now, eating disorders are at a female/male ratio of 2:1, when years ago it was 9:1. The article dives relatively deep into the issue, bringing to light the different levels in which men diet and obsess about healthy eating.
I would have loved to see a more personal story of this issue, i think it would have brought the issue even further into the public eye as a real problem. Women aren't the only ones facing eating disorders, men are battling them as well.
An unofficial term, Orthorexia, describes a new eating disorder of obsessive healthy eating. On the surface it looks healthy and looks harmless, however, if observed closely enough it can be seen that food consumes the orthorexic. Experts believe this is a large segment of the dieting dude trend.
The article suggests the reason for this change in male behavior has to do with the changing gender roles in society. Women are becoming more independent and men aren't the power players they used to be causing insecurity which manifests into concern over ones appearance.
I think that this article is really important and will lead to a movement of bringing this trend to light and helping alleviate the orthorexia issue.
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