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Wednesday, January 14, 2009
NEDA website
I really enjoyed the professional ambiance of the NEDA website, it was easily accessible and straight forward. The fact that they had a whole section dedicated to men/boys was nice as well because eating disorders are starting to rise within that realm. I happen to be channel surfing the other day and Dr. Phil actually had an entire show on male eating disorders, it was very informative because he explained how they are the same disease in male and females but differ in typical symptoms and behavior patterns. Men are more focused on extreme exercise, body fat, and muscle tone whereas females are more concerned with the scale, fitting into small clothing, and social comparison. There is also an entire section giving you tips on how to enhance a males body image, which also differs from women so it is good information to have access to. NEDA gives you the link to groups you can join on both Myspace and Facebook regarding fighting these diseases which is perfect, because those two social networking sites are extremely popular right now. Great website.
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ReplyDeleteI also really liked how this website had a section for men and boys. It is so important that we don't forget that men suffer from this horrible disease also and that even if personally they don't have experience with it they probably know someone that does. It is important that people don't see these issues that are mainly affecting women as "women's issues." In this society, the way to make differences and create change, in what are commonly known as "women's issues," are to have men that support them and will stand up for them. Together we can do something about this.