title: Cultural issues in eating pathology and body image among children and adolescents.
abstract: Eating pathology and body image issues are now recognized as affecting all racial and ethnic groups. This article reviews eating pathology and body image concerns in four diverse groups in the U.S. (African Americans, Latino/as, Asians, and Native Americans). The major conclusion based on this review is that eating disturbances and body dissatisfaction occur to some degree in children and adolescents from all four major ethnic groups in the U.S; however, there is substantial variability across studies. Future directions include the need for studies of prevalence, prevention and treatment research, and investigations of neurobiological and genetic variables.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry, University of Massachusetts Medical School, 55 Lake Avenue North, Worcester, MA 01655-0002, USA. jessica.edwardsgeorge@umassmemorial.org
authors.forename: Jessica B Edwards
authors.initials: JB
authors.lastname: George
authors.forename: Debra L
authors.initials: DL
authors.lastname: Franko
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001828:Body Image; D002648:Child; D003469:Culture; D005006:Ethnicity / Q000208:ethnology* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D001068:Feeding and Eating Disorders / Q000208:ethnology* / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male