Supported by
Men seek weight loss treatment far less often than women. Doctors are concerned.
By Simar Bajaj
Eric Reed always thought of himself as a “little heavy.” But he really started to gain weight around 2018, after a back injury in Army training and a messy divorce left him struggling emotionally. The pain made it difficult to exercise, and within two years of leaving the military, he put on another 50 pounds.
“I just drank all the time, at least a 12 to 24-pack a week. I was constantly ordering pizza, eating way too much food,” said Mr. Reed, now a 41-year-old medical imaging specialist living in Fairmont, W.Va. At his heaviest, he weighed 358 pounds.
