Muscle dysmorphia psychopathology linked to binge eating behaviors among both women and men

New research provides evidence that binge eating may play a role in the clinical presentation of muscle dysmorphia in both men and women. The findings have been published in the Journal of Eating Disorders. Muscle dysmorphia is a condition that causes people to have an excessive preoccupation or distress with their body shape and size. Often referred to as “Bigorexia” — especially among men — it is characterized by the belief that one is not sufficiently muscular, despite having a healthy weight and normal muscle mass for their body type. Millions of individuals suffer from this condition all …

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