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One in ten gym going men may suffer from ‘bigorexia’

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People with ‘bigorexia’ often feel inadequate no matter how they fit they look to others (Picture: Getty)

We hear a lot about body image pressure felt by women, while men’s struggles with body image often go unreported.

Yet a recent study found that 31 per cent of British men are unhappy with their bodies, with some of those classified as having body dysmorphic disorder (BDD).

BBC Newsbeat reports that as many as one in ten men training in UK gyms could have BDuffering from ‘bigorexia’ – though may be unaware they are suffering.

‘Bigorexia’, formally known as muscle dysmorphia, has been described as a reverse anorexia, because sufferers are consumed by the idea that they are not big enough.

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