Davis' drive propelled him to hockey stardom. That same drive pushed him to develop an eating disorder.
After his coaches replaced him as starter goalie with a newly-recruited player, Davis decided to get in peak physical condition: all muscle, no fat. He wanted to prove himself to coaches.
He ate less and less; he worked out more and more. He lost almost 30 lbs and was eating 500 calories a day.
His story — and eating disorders among men — is more common than one might think. Roughly one in three people struggling with eating disorders is male, according to the National Eating Disorders Association.
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After his coaches replaced him as starter goalie with a newly-recruited player, Davis decided to get in peak physical condition: all muscle, no fat. He wanted to prove himself to coaches.
He ate less and less; he worked out more and more. He lost almost 30 lbs and was eating 500 calories a day.
His story — and eating disorders among men — is more common than one might think. Roughly one in three people struggling with eating disorders is male, according to the National Eating Disorders Association.
Full Article continued...
https://www.npr.org/2019/03/02/699733879/underdiagnosed-male-eating-disorders-are-becoming-increasingly-identified