Research Journal
As it’s Eating Disorders Awareness Week, I wanted to mark the occasion by doing something a little different. So, instead of editing excerpts from my research journal I’m going to…
As part of my research into male disordered eating, at the end of last year I read an article: ‘Perceptions of the causes of eating disorders: a comparison of individuals…
‘Millstone’ is the new documentary by Men Get Eating Disorders Too* and director Florence Pellanci. It tells the stories of men who speak about their experiences from illness to recovery including…
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Bigorexia is the nifty media-friendly soundbite term that doesn’t truly do justice to what men experience when they go through this debilitating condition currently known as muscle dysmorphia. Me-oh-my –…
Recently I spoke to a writer who was investigating the phenomenon of orthorexia for a piece in Men’s Health magazine. The result of Dan’s work was a thought-provoking, carefully framed read….
The other day, as part of an expo by our faculty to the vice-chancellor of the university, I put together a tentative first shot at summing up the research –…
Thanks to all who attended the conference and engaged in the excellent discussion activities. You can request a copy of the slides and references supporting the talk I gave. Just…
Yesterday, I attended one of Bradford Literature Festival‘s brilliant events in the eponymously impressive Impressions Gallery in Bradford Centenary Square. I had already used Peter Lloyd‘s potentially polemic book as…
I’m giving another seminar talk today at the University of Bradford. If you attended and want the slides or even if you are just interested in the subject matter, here…
Orthorexia has caused mild controversy (in my opinion, at least) as it is not a medically recognised classification and diagnosis. However, when Knight & Bratman’s book is read (Health Food Junkies),…
