Epidemiologic Data on Eating Disorders

question 46

Multiple Choice

Epidemiologic data on eating disorders

• A) suggest that eating disorders are more prevalent among black women than white women in the U.S.
• B) do not provide us with a clear picture of the racial and ethnic distribution of the disorders.
• C) indicate that American Indian females have a disproportionately high rate of eating disorders compared to Hispanic females.
• D) suggest that anorexia nervosa among black women is underreported.

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