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Why do anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa primarily afflict women and not men? (minimum one complete sentence)

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Answer:

Women are exposed to more sources encouraging them to look thinner to an unhealthy degree.

Step-by-step explanation:

Some examples are magazines, social media and movies. Men, while still facing their own body shaming, are more expected to be muscular and not thin.

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