Black girls ‘more prone to bulimia’
Black girls are significantly more likely to suffer from the eating disorder bulimia than their white counterparts, according to US scientists.
It is commonly believed that the condition is mainly prevalent among privileged white teenagers, but a new study appears to refute this.
Research conducted at the Universities of Southern California (USC) and Maryland and Universitat de Autonoma Barcelona in Spain indicated that African Americans are actually 50 per cent more likely than white girls to be bulimic.
Furthermore, girls from low-income families are 153 per cent more at risk than those from high-incomebackgrounds.
USC researcher Michelle Goeree revealed: "As it turns out, we learned something surprising from our data about who bulimia actually affects, not just who is diagnosed.
"The difference between public perception and our results is striking."
It was recently reported that more than 80 per cent of Derbyshire’s 12 and 13-year old girls have received a vaccination that protects against cervical cancer.
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