It's all in the brain - why girls are prone to anorexia

I think another point that should be made is that women get more unpleasent comments about the way they look then men do, whether directly or indirectly.

Recent...very recent...in history.

helps support the theory even more, thank you. Very interesting to ponder on. makes a lot of sense. the wonders of science, very cool!

but what the hell does this mean??:

"Although there are vastly more women than men suffering from conditions such as anorexia nervosa and bulimia, Maureen Fyffe of Cyswllt Ceredigion Contact said it was wrong to think that only females suffered from eating disorders.

She said, "How many men do you see who are very overweight? There are a lot of people out there who have an eating disorder."

so...she's saying that male eating disorders are compulsive overeating? what about the many men who have anorexia or bulimia? she sounds like she knows very little about eating disorders! wow.

based on a simple, likely partial, quote in an article.

fault and ignorant as all get-out!

can be attacked (and no doubt will be) on the grounds that it stereotypes women as being overly "emotional."