Yes, most of the patients treated for this are women, and there are social issues at hand for that, but it does not automatically rule out men. There is a climbing number of men who have this problem also.

I would ask myself to recall moments when thee temptation to give up eating is there and why. I have had encounters with the temptation to give up food myself and teh moments those thoughts hit are usually moments in life when I feel like I have lost control of things. It seems that the only thing in life that you can control is eating and health issues.

Since dieting and bodyshape issues have been so over-emphasized lately, the question of body image and control are growing in both genders. Men usually take on body concerns by building up muscle mass because that is the social image of man. Therefore, there is less evidence that the man is experiencing eating disorders. Society places teh emphasis for women on slimness so the attempts to give up eating is more evident in more women.