Hundreds of young boys are developing eating disorders every year and experts say that pressure to look perfect at a younger age is partly to blame.
Cases of eating disorders among men and boys are up by 27 per cent since 2000, new figures show, compared with 15 per cent in the population as a whole.
Doctors said that it was unclear whether more people were getting ill, or if people were more willing to seek help from GPs who were more alert to the problem. But the study reveals for the first time the extent to which children are being treated for eating disorders.
“We can reliably say that this is the state of adolescents in the UK,” said Nadia Micali, senior lecturer at