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ody positivity, body neutrality and inclusivity are the name of the game for women's fashion and beauty brands. But where have men been in the conversation about body image issues? Turns out, many of them can be found at a gym, quietly whipping their bodies into shape. The topic of body image issues in men, whether it's body dysmorphic disorders like bigorexia or eating disorders like anorexia and bulimia, have long plagued males from as young as 11 years old to those well over their 40s. Notorious for internalising their issues, men prefer to remain Stoic in the face of complicated feelings surrounding their body image. However, celebrities like Zac Efron, Sam Smith and Robert Pattinson have started to share their struggles with body image. Channing Tatum, who said that he had to starve himself to achieve his lean physique for the upcoming has also publicly stated that

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