Protruding rib cages, brittle bones and thinning hair, these symptoms often come to mind for many doctors and therapists when they think of someone suffering from an eating disorder. What about excessive health consciousness, extreme muscle mass and obsessive physical activity? New disorders like muscle dysmorphia are being discovered in men that have not been brought to the forefront of the news today. The male population is severely underestimated and generally ignored when people cover eating disorder statistics and outcomes. This stigma and position that people have in thinking that only women suffer from eating disorders only makes it more difficult for men to admit that they have a problem and seek treatment before it develops. becomes too serious. Men need help too, and others like authors and medical experts agree. Today, more attention is being paid to this issue, not only in the medical world but also in the public world. Popular articles were published for the majority of the public to read in several leading newspapers and magazines such as Cosmopolitan and Gentlemen Quarterly. In the July 2013 Cosmo article, "The Rise Of The Dieting Dude," author Annie Daly highlights the fact that modern men's obsession with dieting and their body image is considered normal, even when they make extreme efforts. Daly includes real-life examples of men who refuse to eat certain foods and have obsessive eating habits. The major problem with his article is that some readers left reviews and comments claiming that they see nothing wrong with men who go on extreme diets and spend most of their time at the gym. Today's biased views make people believe that men are supposed to be naturally tall and thin while being fat and...... middle of paper ... be careful." San Francisco Gate October 21, 2013: n. pag. SFGate Web. November 4, 2013. Crisp, Arthur "1.5. Anorexia nervosa in men: similarities and differences with anorexia nervosa in women. " European Eating Disorders Review 14.3 (2006): 163-167. Discover Galileo. Web. September 26, 2013. Dalgliesh, Jane and Katherine Nutt. " Treating men with eating disorders in the NHS. " Nursing Standard 27.35 (2013): 42-46. Discover Galileo. Web. September 22, 2013. Daly, Annie “The Rise Of The Dieting Dude.” Cosmopolitan 255.1 (2013): 118-120. MasterFILE Web. September 9, 2013. Penn, Nathaniel. “20% of anorexics are men” Gentleman's Quarterly, November 2013. Russell, Gerald. “Arthur Hamilton Crisp, former professor of psychiatry, St George's Hospital Medical School. 31 (2007) : 157-158.. 2013.