Study Shows that Eating Disorders Often Affect Native Americans

Posted on Jan 27th, 2011 |

A longstanding misconception about eating disorders—commonly known as “the white woman’s disease”—is that they primarily only affect young, affluent, white females. Yet newer investigations into anorexia nervosa, bulimia, and related problems are showing that the disordered behavior is not, in fact, limited to one race. Furthermore, unhealthy eating behavior among males and females were found to be similar across racial lines, rather than distinctly unique among the races as has been previously believed.

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New Study Finds Bulimia More Likely Among African American Girls

Posted on May 22nd, 2009 |

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In our society, there is a perception that bulimia strikes the privileged. Driven by mainstream media and shows such as “Gossip Girl”, this perception has recently been proven to be wrong.

Science Daily has reported on the results of a new study that shows African American girls as bring 50 percent more likely than white girls to be bulimic. In addition, girls from families in the lowest income bracket were 153 percent more likely to suffer from this disease than those from the highest income bracket. (more…)

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