Manorexia is a term used to refer to the condition developed in men described as anorexia nervosa; This condition consists of a psychological disorder of an eating type affecting the man or man. It is a word that does not have an official medical examination, however it has been frequently used in magazine articles and other media; it is simply a neologism, which in English is similarly described as "manorexia" merging two English voices "man" which is equivalent to "man" or "male" in addition to "anorexia" which means "anorexia" alluding to the disease.
This psychological disorder is difficult to be detected in men, since it manifests somewhat differently. Anorexia in women is characterized by limiting themselves to eating food while in men the need to spend more time in a gym usually develops. There are many factors that can influence the suffering of manorexia such as lack of security or confidence, stress or pressure to achieve success in something previously proposed, thus affecting the emotional balance of people; however, it is in particular the obsession with aesthetics and the dream of achieving a desirable physique, which many men possess, generated at times by the media and it is.
Among the most common symptoms of manorexia are: weight loss, excessive fear of gaining weight, vomiting, use of laxatives or any other substance that helps to lose weight, perfectionist behavior, loss of appetite, tiredness, fatigue, obsession with exercising, among others.
According to statistics from the National Eating Disorder Association, in English "National Eating Disorder Association", more than one million men and children fight the disease every day. About 40% of compulsive eaters are men. In an issue of New York magazine, there was an article on "manorexic mannequins" or "mannequins manorexic"; where they noted that men are beginning to feel the same pressure as womenthey have suffered to have an excellent body figure, reflected in mannequins and different styles of clothing. According to the article, the "metrosexual" style or the current "spornosexualism" suggest that men lose weight by fashion, which is why the immense pressure that the media exerts on men today is reflected here.
