[garinda]

Originally Posted by emzy

Thats very true, you generally only ever see women suffering form this, (and normally they are young) not so long back I saw something about a young fella with an eating disorder and although I knew it didnt just affect young women it was unusual to see it affected a young lad. This hopefully will highten the awareness of eating disorders and show people that it doesnt just affect a certain "group" of people but that people of all ages, different sexes and any walk of life can suffer from them

Many people, particularly men, die each year because they either ignore symptoms of disease, or are too embarrassed to talk to a doctor about a problem.

I can't think of any other public male figure who has admitted to having had an eating disorder, and in doing so Prescott may take away some of the associated stigma, and to me that can only be a good thing.