For Which of the Following Groups Would an Eating Disorder,such

question 138

Multiple Choice

For which of the following groups would an eating disorder,such as anorexia nervosa or bulimia nervosa,be most typical?

• A) teenage African American girls
• B) Race and class may not be important risk factors for these conditions.
• C) teenage Asian women
• D) college-age white women

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