Study: Eating Disorders In Male Teens Are More Common

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'ATLANTA (CBS ATLANTA) – Eating disorders in male teenagers are more common than previously thought.

A new study by researchers at Boston Children’s Hospital has found that roughly 18 percent of teen males have extreme concerns about their weight and physique, raising their risk to start engaging in risky behaviors.

Researchers warn that eating disorders with males may not be noticed during doctor’s visits because their desires are different than females in terms of physiques.

"Clinicians may not be aware that some of their male patients are so preoccupied with their weight and shape that they are using unhealthy methods to achieve the physique they desire,” study author Alison Field, an associate professor of pediatrics and epidemiology at Harvard School of Public Health in Boston, said in a statement.'