Producing English consonant sounds is not so problematic for many Spanish learners, but difficult enough! 1  They may have problems in the following aspects: 2  failure to pronounce the end consonant accurately or strongly enough ; e.g. cart for the English word card or brish for bridge or thing for think.
Few studies have considered the developmental trajectory of eating disorder symptoms in males, but available data suggest that boys may show reductions in eating pathology from early adolescence to mid adolescence, and then experience an increase in symptoms in late adolescence or early adulthood [3, 5, 7, 8].
What are the risks for males? Most of the common known risk factors for eating disorders apply to males and females (e.g. perfectionism, bullying, dieting, trauma, childhood obesity). Males are also are exposed to unique cultural messages that can increase their vulnerability towards developing an eating disorder. These include: