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→36.4% of US male online daters are now resorting to anabolic steroids & bulimia to compete
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The portion of those surveyed who identified as "African-American" were the most likely to use AS (Odds-ratio of 3.665) followed closely by Hispanics (OR 3.413) compared to Whites. The overall odds-ratio of a dating app user to use AS compared to a non dating app user was 26.926. | The portion of those surveyed who identified as "African-American" were the most likely to use AS (Odds-ratio of 3.665) followed closely by Hispanics (OR 3.413) compared to Whites. The overall odds-ratio of a dating app user to use AS compared to a non dating app user was 26.926. | ||
For men using online dating vs. not using online dating, the | For men using online dating vs. not using online dating, the prevalence of the following behaviors were assessed: anabolic steroid use, vomiting for weight control, laxative use, diet pills, fasting for weight loss, and muscle building supplements. | ||
All behaviors were dramatically more common in men than women, despite common portrayal of eating disorders as "female issues". Specifically, for example, vomiting for weight control (bulimia) was found in 22.4% of female online daters, and 36.4% of male online daters. Thus '''male online daters are 1.6x as likely as female to have bulimia'''. | |||
Results did not suggest different odds of any behavior based on sexual orientation. | |||
These findings can most easily be interpreted as representing what is known in evolutionary biology as "[[fisherian runaway]]". [[Fisherian runaway]] is the process of men taking on increasingly extreme and maladaptive adaptations to increase their sexual dimorphism. It is the natural result of a more and more competitive sexual marketplace that is otherwise cutting them out. | |||
<span style="font-size:125%>'''Data:'''</span> | |||
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<span style="font-size:125%>'''References:'''</span> | <span style="font-size:125%>'''References:'''</span> | ||