The Weight of Performance: Athletic Identity and Eating Disorders in Male Athletes - Athletes for Hope

The Weight of Performance: Athletic Identity and Eating Disorders in Male Athletes

Source: Psychiatric Times, Dr. Mirhom, Malea Jackson

Emerging evidence shows eating disorders in male athletes are widely underrecognized, as screening tools built around female presentations overlook muscularity-driven behaviors like compulsive exercise, rigid dieting, and supplement misuse.