Eating Disorders Vs Boys Analysis

In this article "Eating disorders are different in boys and girls", there is a break down on how the gender of a child can make a difference on how eating disorders affect them. Girls are described to link their eating disorder with mood disorder, but it is not the same for boys. While the scholarly article “Disordered Eating Precursors in Pre- and Early Adolescent Girls and Boys”, shows that the initial signs of eating disturbances and how they affect different genders.
There are similarities between these two articles because both are analyzing boys and girls and their differences. They both break down how a child’s gender can have a greater effect on their eating habits. In both articles it seems as if girls are more prone to eating disorders and their negative effects. Boys in society usually do not seem to have any eating disorders but with both of these articles it is seen that boy’s conditions are never out in the open. When hearing about …show more content…
Girls in this article showed signs of eating disturbances at the age of 12. Agreeing with the first article early adolescence have evaluated the possible contribution of puberty, depression, self-esteem, and body image. Girls in this article are also suggested in have a depressive effect on the development of eating disorders. All of this information ranges all the way up to children ages 18. In this article it states that no studies of eating disorders in early adolescent males exist.
Both articles compare male and female adolescence and the effects of eating disorders. There were a lot of similarities regarding how the problem of eating disorders arise. In the second article it did not go in depth about males, but I believe this is because of the year this article was released. There was not enough information about this subject at this time. All in all, both articles discuss eating disorders and its effects on