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The Philadelphia Inquirer
The Philadelphia Inquirer
Lifestyle
Sarah Gantz

We don’t talk about eating disorders among men, but they’re on the rise

PHILADELPHIA -- William Hornby looks straight into the camera, smiles and says:

“Hi, I’m William and I am a man who is proudly in eating disorder recovery.”

It’s the kind of public and unashamed acknowledgement the now 22-year old Temple University student wished he could have leaned on when he began his recovery in early 2020. The video has been watched more than 21,000 times since Hornby posted it on TikTok in December 2020.

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