In the coming year, about 1 out of every 100 people who develop an eating disorder will be men. But the disorder may not be properly diagnosed. A young man in California has struggled with anorexia since he was sixteen. But because he's male, the disorder wasn't immediately diagnosed.

"'There was very much a need for the doctors to find a physical reason for my weight loss,' [Adam Sunderland] said. 'My mother took me to doctors at 16 years old but anorexia never popped into their heads because I was male. I was tested for cancer, diabetes, brain tumors, everything.'"

Eventually, Adam was properly diagnosed and began receiving the proper counseling and treatment. He's now back to his ideal weight and is learning to appreciate his own body. Read more at DailyBulletin.com.

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