By Additude, 01/27/25 “…But as many as one in three individuals with an eating disorder is male. About 10 million males in the United States will struggle with an eating disorder in their lifetime, according to the National Eating Disorders Association. …” Read the entire article: https://www.additudemag.com/body-image-bigorexia-eating-disorders-in-men-adhd/
Category: Athletics/Sports for Boys
Ten-year-old boy’s fitness journey goes viral
By BBC, 02/27/25 “…A 10-year-old’s bid to beat bullying by getting fit and healthy is being followed by millions of people on social media. …” “…At school I was getting picked on by some people for being overweight,” Jacob said. …” Read the entire article: https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cp8v2yy34xno
Why Kids Need More Play Time and Fewer Structured Activities
By Psychology Today, 10/21/24 “…Saying things like, “My child is so busy,” has become a bit of a status symbol for parents who want to raise kids who are prepared for the real world. Ironically, overscheduled kids are actually missing out on the thing they need most for their development: unstructured playtime. …” Read the READ MORE
Ask Teenage Boys If They Use Muscle-Building Supplements
By Medscape, 07/22/2024 “…Primary care, family medicine, and mental health clinicians should ask every adolescent and young adult they care for if they take muscle-building supplements such as protein or creatine, according to a new commentary in the Journal of Adolescent Health…” Read the entire article: https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/ask-teenage-boys-if-they-use-muscle-building-supplements-2024a1000df6?ecd=mkm_ret_240823_mscpmrk_uro_men_etid6767150&uac=468491AN&impID=6767150
Bigorexia in Teen Boys: Muscle Dysmorphia and Its Impact on Teens
By Newport Academy, 06/05/2024 “…Over the last several decades, however, the muscular male ideal has grown in prominence. This extreme drive to achieve a muscular physique can lead to a condition known as muscle dysmorphia, or bigorexia. Teens with bigorexia, which primarily affects boys and young men, are obsessed with bodybuilding and getting lean and muscular…” READ MORE
Bigorexia in Teen Boys: Muscle Dysmorphia and Its Impact on Teens
By Newport Academy, 06/09/2024 “…This extreme drive to achieve a muscular physique can lead to a condition known as muscle dysmorphia, or bigorexia. Teens with bigorexia, which primarily affects boys and young men, are obsessed with bodybuilding and getting lean and muscular…” Read the entire article: https://www.newportacademy.com/resources/mental-health/bigorexia/
Does a cap on boys’ sports mean equal treatment? Sioux Falls district officials won’t say
By Argus Leader, 12/06/2023 “…Since a cap on boys sports was made public last week, officials with the Sioux Falls School District have refused to answer specific questions about whether Title IX’s requirement for equal treatment in sports also means capping student participation numbers…” Read the entire article: https://www.argusleader.com/story/news/education/2023/12/06/sioux-falls-title-ix-decision-to-cap-boys-sports-comes-into-question/71827301007/
A muscle-building obsession in boys: What to know and do
By Health Harvard, 05/12/2023 “…The underlying messages about power and worth prompt many boys to worry and wonder about how to measure up. Sometimes, negative thoughts and concerns even interfere with daily life, a mental health issue known body dysmorphic disorder, or body dysmorphia. The most common form of this in boys is muscle dysmorphia…” READ MORE
Boys to MENtor: Local school teaching life skills
By WNCT, 03/10/2023 “…Twice a month, students at Eastern Elementary School gather for their Boys to MENtor program, a group that teaches fifth-grade boys life skills. On Friday, the group gathered at Bateeni Mediterranean Grill to learn about cooking and food safety…” Read the entire article: https://www.wnct.com/local-news/greenville/boys-to-mentor-local-school-teaching-life-skills/
New study highlights increasing prevalence of muscle dysmorphia among Canadian boys, young men
By CTV News, 02/05/2023 “…Canadian researchers are drawing attention to the increasing prevalence of “a pathological pursuit of muscularity” among Canadian boys and young men, with a new study that found one in four were at risk of developing what’s known as muscle dysmorphia…” Read the entire article: https://www.ctvnews.ca/health/new-study-highlights-increasing-prevalence-of-muscle-dysmorphia-among-canadian-boys-young-men-1.6259080