Deutsche Welle Science Unscripted

Muscle dysmorphia: a 'reverse anorexia' that mostly affects men

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Ripped. Jacked. Swole. And... limp? When does wanting bigger muscles turn toxic? And how's that linked to unhappiness in the bedroom?
16 Oct English Germany Science · Technology

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