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Underdiagnosed Male Eating Disorders Are Becoming Increasingly Identified

By Michel Martin, Amanda Morris — 2019

After his coaches replaced him as starter goalie with a newly-recruited player, Davis decided to get in peak physical condition: all muscle, no fat. He wanted to prove himself to coaches. He ate less and less; he worked out more and more. He lost almost 30 lbs and was eating 500 calories a day. His story — and eating disorders among men — is more common than one might think.

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