Where Barbie and similar dolls have long been considered negative role models for young girls, there is now increased debate about the negative impact of male action figures on young boys. Some researchers believe most male action figures, like G.I. Joe, promote a hyper-muscular physique that is associated with supreme masculinity that is in turn contributing to the rising rate of male eating disorders

via The Silent Victims: More Men Have Eating Disorders Than Ever Before – Rebecca Wagner – Health – The Atlantic.

Dr Rick Kausman is the author of the award-winning book If Not Dieting, Then What? and a director of the Butterfly Foundation As a Generation Next speaker he will be presenting at Australia wide seminars throughout 2012. To find out more or register go to 2012 Mental Health and Wellbeing of Young People Events