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THURSDAY, June 27, 2019 (HealthDay News) — Disordered eating to bulk up is common among young men and may be a warning sign of future health problems, according to a study published online June 20 in the International Journal of Eating Disorders<\/i>.<\/p>\n
Jason M. Nagata, M.D., from the University of California, San Francisco, and colleagues used data from baseline (11 to 18 years old, 1994 to 1995) and seven-year follow-up (18 to 24 years old, 2001 to 2002) for 14,891 participants of the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent to Adult Health. Muscularity-oriented disordered eating behaviors were defined as eating more or differently to gain weight or bulk up, taking supplements to gain weight or bulk up, or using androgenic anabolic steroids.<\/p>\n
The researchers found that 22 percent of men and 5 percent of women reported any muscularity-oriented disordered eating behavior at follow-up in young adulthood. For both sexes, baseline factors that were prospectively associated with higher odds of muscularity-oriented disordered eating included being black, exercising to gain weight, having a self-perception of being underweight, and having a lower body mass index z-score. Among men, higher odds of muscularity-oriented disordered eating in young adulthood were also associated with participation in weightlifting; roller-blading, roller-skating, skateboarding, or bicycling; and alcohol use. Depressive symptoms among women during adolescence were associated with a higher risk for muscularity-oriented disordered eating. Nonheterosexual identity was not a risk factor.<\/p>\n
“Future research should examine longitudinal health outcomes associated with muscularity-oriented disordered eating behaviors,” conclude the authors.<\/p>\n
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