Body Dysmorphia

Canadian researchers are drawing attention to the increasing prevalence of 'a pathological pursuit of muscularity' among Canadian boys and young men, with a ...

[Entertainment](https://www.ctvnews.ca/entertainment) [Canadians Drake, Michael Buble, Tobias Jesso Jr. Canada has sent one of its military planes to Haiti to help the country cope with escalating violence. There is an emphasis on appearing (or passing) as one's gender identity. Ganson said if Health Canada or Statistics Canada invested resources into the topic, it would allow for a better understanding of the symptoms and awareness. So you can get information very free (and) easily accessible and available." More than half (55.7 per cent) were women, 37.6 per cent were men and 6.7 per cent identified as transgender/gender non-conforming. This study is one of very few that explored symptoms of MD and where the distress comes from. According to the research, 17.2 per cent of the study sample was considered at risk for MD. MD and BDD fall under the obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) spectrum. The majority of people identified as white (61.5 per cent) and heterosexual (59.6 per cent). In the past, most of the research focused on bodybuilders or smaller groups of people. "It's colloquially known as reverse anorexia," Kyle Ganson, assistant professor at the University of Toronto’s Factor-Inwentash Faculty of Social Work and lead author of the study, told CTVNews.ca in an interview.