Saturday, August 16, 2008

British male anorexia increased nearly 70%

Experts believe that today many women as men with over-concerned about their own figure, like to have players like David Beckham as the bodybuilding physique. Their near-perfect build the fanatical pursuit of a paranoid anorexia patients increased incentives. Men are also anorexia British Official figures published show that in 2007, 137 men of the serious problems due to anorexia to experts, this figure than the 2001-2002 inter-82 significantly increased. But there are still experts believe that this figure is only the tip of the iceberg, because it only represents a small portion of patients with severe. These people only for comprehensive treatment can save lives. British "Daily Mail" reported that since the former British Deputy Prime Minister John. Prescott exposure of the facts of their suffering from anorexia, male distress call because of anorexia hotline for help than before the rate increase by nearly 10 times. British eating disorders on the hotline increased by 10 times. Experts said that male anorexia has become a pandemic, the pursuit of the ideal body so that they and women like this fanaticism. Data show that in the United Kingdom, in some areas affected by anorexia is particularly serious. In Durham County, the number of hospital statistics of anorexia sharp rise 360 percent increase in southeast London, 246 points; Yorkshire rose 139 percent. Britain "eating disorders charity," Susan officials. Ringwood said that the growing number of male patients with anorexia surge would trigger a bigger problem, because men are usually not easily to the outside world for help. By young patients Britain released by the Ministry of Health data showed that British hospitals on the treatment of anorexia appointment of experts has reached 1,700, up nearly 32 percentage points. What is more worrying is that until last year, 14 children under the age of the prevalence rate from 2001 to 2002 of 202 to 255 people. In response, "eating disorders charity," Ringwood officials explained that the male is of aesthetic importance of increased, and for them to become like women began to build. It is some impact from the male fashion magazines. "Now, more and more clinics in the men suffering from anorexia, even among 8-year-old children. Adolescent development of people with an average age of 50 years ago compared to five years in advance. More concern is that people in adolescence The possibility of a greater number of patients, "Ringwood said. British Conservative Party Health Minister Anne. Milton said that "a large-scale survey results show that some frightening statistics, the data so that we are very shocked." She thinks that the Government of children and young people's lack of mental health care is leading to problems as their causes. Concerning mental health Britain, "Vincent Square out-patient clinical eating disorders," Frances psychiatric consultants. Kangnan said: "For men, those with mental health problems and anorexia is a 'double humiliation', because it is often seen as a girl's problem." Experts suggested that anorexia patients to the psychologists and psychiatrists for help. Children to the hospital or the adolescent mental health team to seek help and counselling. Some patients in clinical nutrition intake and treatment efforts on the need to grasp the doctor's professional advice. Under certain circumstances, which means that patients need to be inserted infusion tube or Dadian Di. However, experts pointed out that since not many hospitals treating eating disorders experts, as well as patients to seek treatment elsewhere. A British Ministry of Health spokesman said: "We will take serious attitude to address the growing problem of eating disorders, in particular, will strengthen young people's mental health care."

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