GYM. EAT. REPEAT.

The shocking rise of muscle dysmorphia

The idealised male body has become bigger, bulkier and harder to achieve. So what drives a generation of young men to the all-consuming, often dangerous pursuit of bodily perfection?

Men with muscle dysmorphia rarely seek treatment, so estimating its prevalence in the general population is hard
Men with muscle dysmorphia rarely seek treatment, so estimating its prevalence in the general population is hard . PHOTO: AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE
Sirin Kale
Updated
Aug 18, 2019, 06:31 AM
Published
Aug 18, 2019, 05:00 AM
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A version of this article appeared in the print edition of The Sunday Times on August 18, 2019, with the headline Gym, eat, repeat: The shocking rise of muscle dysmorphia. Subscribe

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