Men suffer from eating disorders too. Help is available in the Twin Cities

This story about men and eating disorders was written by ThreeSixty Journalism student Graciella Victoria (DeLaSalle High School) with additional reporting by by Muhammad Memon (Normandale Community College) and J’Angelo Moore (Jefferson High School).

“Eric, you look good. Have you lost weight?” 

A single compliment. Unassuming. And perhaps, with no idea of where it would lead. 

In his 20s, this comment fueled Eric Pothen to work out at the gym constantly. Eventually, he got to a point where he was overexercising, undereating and in the depths of an eating disorder. 

Pothen, now in his 30s and a resident of Albertville, struggled for nine years before he got better and became an eating disorder recovery coach himself. Pothen exudes a warm, smiling energy as he describes his road back to health and finding...