Men suffer from reverse anorexia

Scientists and doctors are faced with an unusual phenomenon that has been called reverse anorexia. Those suffering from it, people believe that they need to gain weight, not lose it.

This is quite a frightening trend that is particularly popular among athletes, can lead to serious health problems and even premature death. It begins with the fact that people are hesitant to lean To gain weight To increase muscle mass.

Paul Russell of Bolton University explores 200 rugby players in the last three years. He is well known to the pressures they face, as soon as possible to build up a mass that is a must for this sport.

Muscle dysmorphia , Sometimes called reverse (neurogenic) anorexia - A disorder in which a person is obsessed with the idea that he is not muscular. Those suffering from muscle dysmorphia   people consider themselves too thin, though, as a rule, their muscle mass is higher than average. This is a relatively new disorder, but it is spreading increasingly, as the cult of healthy muscular body in a man's world becomes as hard as a model cult of thinness among women.

Sports psychologists believe that this condition can be especially traumatic for rugby players and hockey players who go to extreme methods of recruitment of muscle mass. " Muscle dysmorphia   It can lead to unhealthy diets, depending on the exercise, and of course, use of anabolic steroids, which are known to have resulted in the death of several bodybuilders "- said Paul Russell.

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