Muscle dysmorphia a problem for weight-lifters with poor body image
11 October 2002
Weight-lifters who have a poor body image and are preoccupied with gaining fat may have a newly described syndrome called muscle dysmorphia, say overseas researchers.
Weight-lifters with muscle dysmorphia believe they are of very small musculature and consider themselves to be less healthy and less physically attractive than weight-lifters without the syndrome.
They were most dissatisfied with the hips, buttocks, thighs and legs, the researchers wrote (British Journal of Sports Medicine 2002; 36: 375-77).
Last Reviewed: 11 October 2002
- 1. Medical Observer Weekly 11/10/02
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