The first
researchers on body image only researched the women’s and adolescent girls’
dieting habits. However, recently researchers have studied men’s and boys’
eating behaviors too. They discovered that while girls are concerned only about
their body size, boys care about both their body size and muscularity. They
believe that the ideal man’s body is both lean and muscular (Markey &
Markey, 2005). Though both girls and boys are concerned about their body
weight, there are differences in their dieting behavior.
