Myth: Eating Disorders only affect white women
Fact: Eating Disorders affect minorities at equal rates as whites

Surprising Facts About Minorities and Eating Disorders

1.  Minority women have higher overweight and obesity rates than white women.
2.  Mexican American men have a higher overweight and obesity rates than non- Hispanic whites or blacks.
3.  69% of African American women are overweight or obese compared to 58% of African American men.
4.  For all racial and ethnic groups combined, women of lower socio-economic status (income less than 130 percent of poverty threshold) are approximately 50% more likely to be obese than those of higher socioeconomic status.
5.  Mexican American boys tend to have a higher prevalence of overweight than African American or White boys.
6  African American girls tend to have a higher prevalence of overweight than Mexican American or White girls.

SOURCE: Surgeon General, Official Recommendations.