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Eating disorders jeopardizing Olympic athletes' lives and careers

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Are Men's Eating Disorders a Hidden Problem?

The prevalence of this in men is really a hidden phenomenon. Youw anecdotall, if you look at cases, overwhelmingly you see athletes talking about eating disorders and self identifying. And researchers have found this too. The men don't show up in the stats, but when you talk to athletes in national programs, they talk about seeing a male athlete struggle just as much.

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