Gender Differences in High School Students' Dieting Behavior and Their Correlates

Prevalence of nonvitamin, nonmineral supplement usage among students in a Turkish university

“…Parallel to our survey, this finding highlights the fact that female students are more likely to be dieting to lose weight, whereas male students are more likely to be controlling their diet to gain weight and build muscle, which is compatible with some other studies [42,43]. …”

Self-Defining Memories of Body Image Shame and Binge Eating in Men and Women: Body Image Shame and Self-Criticism in Adulthood as Mediating Mechanisms

“…These findings extend prior studies conducted with men which identified that the potential pathogenic effect of negative body image-related experiences depends on the extent to which these experiences relate to the sense of one's value within the social group (Adams et al, 2005;Calogero, 2009;Dakanalis et al, 2012;Dakanalis & Riva, 2013;Fitzsimmons-Craft, 2011;Grogan & Richards, 2002;McCabe & Ricciardelli, 2003;McCreary & Sasse, 2002). These findings also add to recent evidence that highlighted the roles that body image dissatisfaction and shame play in binge eating symptoms in men (Dakanalis et al, 2016).…”

“…There is evidence that, for both men and women, the internalization of the ideal body image-that is, drive for thinness in women and drive for muscularity in men in current Western society (Yean et al, 2013)-and the values associated with it (e.g., confidence and power; Grogan & Richards, 2002;McCabe & Ricciardelli, 2003) is linked to body dissatisfaction, poorer self-esteem, and disordered eating symptomatology (Dakanalis & Riva, 2013;Fitzsimmons-Craft, Bardone-Cone, & Kelly, 2011;McCreary & Sasse, 2002).…”

A look at nutritional supplement use in adolescents

“…This finding highlights the fact that adolescent girls are more likely to be dieting to lose weight, whereas adolescent boys are more likely to be dieting to gain weight [25,26]. This, coupled with previous research suggesting a preoccupation with losing weight [26,27] and disordered eating patterns [28], suggests that their nutritional supplement use information needs are distinctly different from males. For males, use of nutritional supplements appears to revolve around the desire to gain weight or muscle mass.…”