Making Weight Men's Conflicts with Food, Weight, Shape and Appearance

by Andersen, Arnold; Cohn, Leigh; Holbrook, Tom

• ISBN13: 9780936077352
• ISBN10: 0936077352
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2000-05-08
• Publisher: Gurze Designs & Books

Summary

Based on numerous vignettes and patient stories, this unique book discusseshe often ignored but important male body image--focusing on the attitudesnd behaviors that have led a growing number of men into eating disorders andelf-abusive behaviors. Original. Tour.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements	xi
Introduction: Fat is a Men's Issue	xiii
The Problems Faced by Men	25	(22)
Overweight Epidemic: Hype or Reality?	27	(3)
Shape Concerns	30	(2)
Eating Disorders	32	(5)
Exercise: Too Much or Too Little	37	(3)
Body Image, Appearance, and Sexuality	40	(4)
Problems or Challenges	44	(3)
The Differences Between the Sexes	47	(26)
Getting Down to the Essentials	49	(1)
Body Composition: Boys to Men and Girls to Women	50	(2)
Body Image and Social Norms	52	(5)
Early and Late Developers; Hard Gainers	57	(2)
Impossible Ideals for Body Shape	59	(3)
Turning Points and Traumas	62	(3)
Stages of Development	65	(1)
Eating Behavior: Sparrows & Pigs	66	(2)
Sexuality: Biology and Culture Mate	68	(1)
Summarizing the Differences Between Men and Women	69	(4)
Why Today's Men are Having Problems	73	(26)
Men: Yesterday and Today	74	(2)
Shape and the Mating Game	76	(2)
Men's Sizes Through the Ages	78	(6)
The Clothes Make the Man	84	(6)
Hair	90	(3)
Body Piercing	93	(1)
The Way Things are Now	93	(6)
Men's Concerns about Appearance	99	(18)
People Are Not Always Who They Appear to Be	100	(2)
Human Appearance in the Animal Kingdom	102	(2)
Selling Male Sexuality	104	(3)
Typecasting the Male Image	107	(3)
Following the Latest Trends	110	(1)
Plastic Surgery for Men	111	(2)
Behind the Looking Glass	113	(4)
Walking In The Woods	117	(18)
Toothpick Harry	118	(3)
An Eating Disorder Develops	121	(3)
My Worst Nightmare	124	(5)
Physician Heal Thyself	129	(6)
The Facts about Making Weight	135	(30)
``Overweight''---Whatever That Means!	136	(2)
What is Obesity?	138	(5)
How to Measure Body Fat	143	(2)
What is Fat?	145	(3)
Food, Fats, Facts, and Fads	148	(2)
Refined Sweets and Carbohydrates	150	(2)
Regulation of Body Weight, Shape & Appetite	152	(3)
Famine, Hunger, and the Body's Response	155	(3)
Hunger and Satiety	158	(2)
Can Set Point be Changed?	160	(2)
Male Body Shape	162	(1)
Men Who Want to Put on Pounds	163	(2)
Ten Steps to Healthy Living	165	(34)
The Five Don'ts and The Ten Do's	167	(1)
Physical Fitness	168	(6)
Weigh the Evidence	168	(2)
The ``Ugh'' Factor	170	(1)
Setting Specific Goals for Fitness	171	(1)
Designing an Exercise Program	172	(2)
Assessing Progress	174	(1)
Healthy Eating	174	(9)
A Lifetime Plan for Healthy Eating	178	(3)
Meals and Menus	181	(2)
Health Promotion	183	(2)
Attractive Appearance	185	(2)
Spirituality, Meaning, and Purpose	187	(1)
Committed Relationships	188	(2)
Emotional Self-Management	190	(2)
Positive Self Esteem	192	(3)
Capacity for Pleasure	195	(1)
Capacity for Work	196	(1)
The Process of Making Changes in Your Life	197	(2)
The Treatment of Men's Problems	199	(18)
Weight Concerns and Obesity	201	(2)
Putting on Pounds of Muscle	203	(2)
Compulsive Exercise	205	(1)
Body Image Disturbance and Body Dysmorphia	206	(2)
Eating Disorders	208	(9)
Therapy	210	(2)
Medical Management	212	(1)
Nutritional Counseling	213	(1)
Types of Treatment for Eating Disorders	214	(3)
How Loved Ones Can Help	217	(28)
Advice for Families	222	(5)
Wives and Lovers	227	(2)
Appendix
National Organizations	229	(2)
Helpful Web Sites	231	(2)
Bibliography & Reading List	233	(12)
Index	245	(8)
About the Authors	253