Men also suffering from media/society body image pressures

Tirryb writes "BBC.co.uk reports here that men now suffer from the same pressures woman have complained of for years - pressure to change your body to conform to society and the media's view of how you SHOULD look.

Apparently as much as 20% of eating disorders occur in men, 25% of men lie about their health/weight etc because they feel pressured to live up to stereotypes and many are unhappy with how they look.

So, are we to be helped in this? Apparently not - quote from the piece:

"He said: "It is often easier to get through to men using image than it is to get through to them on health."But there is a danger with the way that we highlight issues that it can skew perceptions of risk.""

Apparently sounds like its acceptable to screw men up pyschologically, as long as it might benefit their health to do so..."

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