Making Weight Men's Conflicts with Food,

Based on numerous vignettes and patient stories, this unique book discusseshe often ignored but important male body image--focusing on the attitudesnd behaviors that have led a growing number of men into eating disorders andelf-abusive behaviors. Original. Tour.

Acknowledgements

xi

Introduction: Fat is a Men's Issue

xiii

The Problems Faced by Men

25

(22)

Overweight Epidemic: Hype or Reality?

27

(3)

Shape Concerns

30

(2)

Eating Disorders

32

(5)

Exercise: Too Much or Too Little

37

(3)

Body Image, Appearance, and Sexuality

40

(4)

Problems or Challenges

44

(3)

The Differences Between the Sexes

47

(26)

Getting Down to the Essentials

49

(1)

Body Composition: Boys to Men and Girls to Women

50

(2)

Body Image and Social Norms

52

(5)

Early and Late Developers; Hard Gainers

57

(2)

Impossible Ideals for Body Shape

59

(3)

Turning Points and Traumas

62

(3)

Stages of Development

65

(1)

Eating Behavior: Sparrows & Pigs

66

(2)

Sexuality: Biology and Culture Mate

68

(1)

Summarizing the Differences Between Men and Women

69

(4)

Why Today's Men are Having Problems

73

(26)

Men: Yesterday and Today

74

(2)

Shape and the Mating Game

76

(2)

Men's Sizes Through the Ages

78

(6)

The Clothes Make the Man

84

(6)

Hair

90

(3)

Body Piercing

93

(1)

The Way Things are Now

93

(6)

Men's Concerns about Appearance

99

(18)

People Are Not Always Who They Appear to Be

100

(2)

Human Appearance in the Animal Kingdom

102

(2)

Selling Male Sexuality

104

(3)

Typecasting the Male Image

107

(3)

Following the Latest Trends

110

(1)

Plastic Surgery for Men

111

(2)

Behind the Looking Glass

113

(4)

Walking In The Woods

117

(18)

Toothpick Harry

118

(3)

An Eating Disorder Develops

121

(3)

My Worst Nightmare

124

(5)

Physician Heal Thyself

129

(6)

The Facts about Making Weight

135

(30)

``Overweight''---Whatever That Means!

136

(2)

What is Obesity?

138

(5)

How to Measure Body Fat

143

(2)

What is Fat?

145

(3)

Food, Fats, Facts, and Fads

148

(2)

Refined Sweets and Carbohydrates

150

(2)

Regulation of Body Weight, Shape & Appetite

152

(3)

Famine, Hunger, and the Body's Response

155

(3)

Hunger and Satiety

158

(2)

Can Set Point be Changed?

160

(2)

Male Body Shape

162

(1)

Men Who Want to Put on Pounds

163

(2)

Ten Steps to Healthy Living

165

(34)

The Five Don'ts and The Ten Do's

167

(1)

Physical Fitness

168

(6)

Weigh the Evidence

168

(2)

The ``Ugh'' Factor

170

(1)

Setting Specific Goals for Fitness

171

(1)

Designing an Exercise Program

172

(2)

Assessing Progress

174

(1)

Healthy Eating

174

(9)

A Lifetime Plan for Healthy Eating

178

(3)

Meals and Menus

181

(2)

Health Promotion

183

(2)

Attractive Appearance

185

(2)

Spirituality, Meaning, and Purpose

187

(1)

Committed Relationships

188

(2)

Emotional Self-Management

190

(2)

Positive Self Esteem

192

(3)

Capacity for Pleasure

195

(1)

Capacity for Work

196

(1)

The Process of Making Changes in Your Life

197

(2)

The Treatment of Men's Problems

199

(18)

Weight Concerns and Obesity

201

(2)

Putting on Pounds of Muscle

203

(2)

Compulsive Exercise

205

(1)

Body Image Disturbance and Body Dysmorphia

206

(2)

Eating Disorders

208

(9)

Therapy

210

(2)

Medical Management

212

(1)

Nutritional Counseling

213

(1)

Types of Treatment for Eating Disorders

214

(3)

How Loved Ones Can Help

217

(28)

Advice for Families

222

(5)

Wives and Lovers

227

(2)

Appendix

National Organizations

229

(2)

Helpful Web Sites

231

(2)

Bibliography & Reading List

233

(12)

Index

245

(8)

About the Authors

253

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