African American Women
o Before anorexia was seen as something rare, but it was explained by experts that this particular population was less concerned with dieting and the want to be thin.
o Recent increase is explained as the assimilation of black women to the ideas of Western culture’s middle and upper classes.
Cassell, Dana K., and David H. Gleaves. The Encyclopedia of Obesity and Eating Disorders. New York: Facts on File, 2006. Print.
o Recent increase is explained as the assimilation of black women to the ideas of Western culture’s middle and upper classes.
Cassell, Dana K., and David H. Gleaves. The Encyclopedia of Obesity and Eating Disorders. New York: Facts on File, 2006. Print.
Different Cultures
o The rates of white women suffering anorexia are similar to those of the minority groups in the United States.
o Dieting and purging pills were reported in 74% of American Indias girls.
o Anorexia is one of the most commonly seen psychological disorder in young women in Japan
"Eating Disorder Statistics." South Carolina Department of Mental Health. N.p., n.d. Web. 18 Apr. 2013. <http://www.state.sc.us/dmh/anorexia/statistics.htm>.
Photo: Blogger, Staff. "Eating Disorders: They Can Be Deadly – How To Spot Them In Others." Healthy Black Woman. N.p., n.d. Web. 20 Apr. 2013. <http://www.healthyblackwoman.com/eating-disorders-they-can-be-deadly-how-to-spot-them-in-others/>.
o Dieting and purging pills were reported in 74% of American Indias girls.
o Anorexia is one of the most commonly seen psychological disorder in young women in Japan
"Eating Disorder Statistics." South Carolina Department of Mental Health. N.p., n.d. Web. 18 Apr. 2013. <http://www.state.sc.us/dmh/anorexia/statistics.htm>.
Photo: Blogger, Staff. "Eating Disorders: They Can Be Deadly – How To Spot Them In Others." Healthy Black Woman. N.p., n.d. Web. 20 Apr. 2013. <http://www.healthyblackwoman.com/eating-disorders-they-can-be-deadly-how-to-spot-them-in-others/>.