title: Five cases of male eating disorders in Central China.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Despite the recent surge of eating disorders among women in large Asian cities, male eating disorder cases remain rare. The current article described 5 male eating disorder cases that presented within a period of 2 years in Wuhan, a city in central China.
  
  
  METHODS
  The authors described 4 cases of anorexia nervosa (2 restrictive, 2 bulimic) and 1 case of normal weight bulimia nervosa.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Fear of fat was reported for all 5 cases, and none of the cases reported homosexuality.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Sociocultural changes and westernization most probably accounted for the increasing incidence of eating disorders among male and female youngsters in China today.
authors.affiliation: Wuhan Mental Health Clinic, Tongji Medical College Teaching Hospital, Central China University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China.
authors.forename: Jun
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Tong
authors.forename: Shao Jiang
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Miao
authors.forename: Jian
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Jian Jun
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: He Min
authors.initials: HM
authors.lastname: Wu
authors.forename: Tao
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: L K George
authors.initials: LK
authors.lastname: Hsu
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001823:Body Composition; D001828:Body Image; D002681:China / Q000208:ethnology; D003466:Cultural Characteristics; D005239:Fear; D001068:Feeding and Eating Disorders / Q000208:ethnology* / Q000523:psychology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012737:Sex Factors