Editing Eating disorder (section)

===== Black and African American =====

Historically, identifying as African American has been considered a protective factor for body dissatisfaction. Those identifying as African American have been found to have a greater acceptance of larger body image ideals and less internalization of the thin ideal,<ref>{{cite journal |vauthors=Miller KJ, Gleaves DH, Hirsch TG, Green BA, Snow AC, Corbett CC |title=Comparisons of body image dimensions by race/ethnicity and gender in a university population |journal=The International Journal of Eating Disorders |volume=27 |issue=3 |pages=310–6 |date=April 2000 |pmid=10694717 |doi=10.1002/(sici)1098-108x(200004)27:3<310::aid-eat8>3.0.co;2-q |doi-access=free}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal |vauthors=Rand CS, Kuldau JM |title=The epidemiology of obesity and self-defined weight problem in the general population: Gender, race, age, and social class |journal=International Journal of Eating Disorders |date=1990 |volume=9 |issue=3 |pages=329–343 |doi=10.1002/1098-108X(199005)9:3<329::AID-EAT2260090311>3.0.CO;2-B}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal |vauthors=Thompson SH, Corwin SJ, Sargent RG |title=Ideal body size beliefs and weight concerns of fourth-grade children |journal=The International Journal of Eating Disorders |volume=21 |issue=3 |pages=279–84 |date=April 1997 |pmid=9097201 |doi=10.1002/(SICI)1098-108X(199704)21:3<279::AID-EAT8>3.0.CO;2-H}}</ref> and African American women have reported the lowest levels of body dissatisfaction among the five major racial/ethnic groups in the US.<ref>{{cite journal |vauthors=Vander Wal JS, Thomas N |title=Predictors of body image dissatisfaction and disturbed eating attitudes and behaviors in African American and Hispanic girls |journal=Eating Behaviors |volume=5 |issue=4 |pages=291–301 |date=November 2004 |pmid=15488444 |doi=10.1016/j.eatbeh.2004.04.001}}</ref>

However, recent research contradicts these findings, indicating that African American women may exhibit levels of body dissatisfaction comparable to other racial/ethnic minority groups.<ref>{{cite journal |vauthors=Olson KL, Lillis J, Panza E, Wing RR, Quinn DM, Puhl RR |title=Body shape concerns across racial and ethnic groups among adults in the United States: More similarities than differences |journal=Body Image |volume=35 |pages=108–113 |date=December 2020 |pmid=32979632 |pmc=7744334 |doi=10.1016/j.bodyim.2020.08.013}}</ref> In this way, just because those who identify as African American may not internalize the thin ideal as strongly as other racial and ethnic groups, it does not mean that they do not hold other appearance ideals that may promote body shape concerns.<ref>{{cite journal |vauthors=Nagata JM, Murray SB, Bibbins-Domingo K, Garber AK, Mitchison D, Griffiths S |title=Predictors of muscularity-oriented disordered eating behaviors in U.S. young adults: A prospective cohort study |journal=The International Journal of Eating Disorders |volume=52 |issue=12 |pages=1380–1388 |date=December 2019 |pmid=31220361 |pmc=6901753 |doi=10.1002/eat.23094}}</ref> Similarly, recent research shows that African Americans exhibit rates of disordered eating that are similar to<ref>{{cite journal |vauthors=Beccia AL, Jesdale WM, Lapane KL |title=Associations between perceived everyday discrimination, discrimination attributions, and binge eating among Latinas: results from the National Latino and Asian American Study |journal=Annals of Epidemiology |volume=45 |pages=32–39 |date=May 2020 |pmid=32340835 |pmc=7329263 |doi=10.1016/j.annepidem.2020.03.012}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal |vauthors=Grabe S, Hyde JS |title=Ethnicity and body dissatisfaction among women in the United States: a meta-analysis |journal=Psychological Bulletin |volume=132 |issue=4 |pages=622–40 |date=July 2006 |pmid=16822170 |doi=10.1037/0033-2909.132.4.622}}</ref> or even higher<ref name=":15">{{cite journal |vauthors=Marques L, Alegria M, Becker AE, Chen CN, Fang A, Chosak A, Diniz JB |title=Comparative prevalence, correlates of impairment, and service utilization for eating disorders across US ethnic groups: Implications for reducing ethnic disparities in health care access for eating disorders |journal=The International Journal of Eating Disorders |volume=44 |issue=5 |pages=412–20 |date=July 2011 |pmid=20665700 |pmc=3011052 |doi=10.1002/eat.20787}}</ref> than their white counterparts.