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Black Well-Being & eating disorders

Below are the best resources we could find on Black Well-Being and eating disorders.

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Black Women Suffer from Eating Disorders, Too

"The assumption that eating disorders primarily affect young, affluent white women was based on research that was conducted on young, affluent white women."

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Anorexia and Bulimia Are Black Women’s Diseases, Too

In 2007, I joined an online community called ANA―a cute and cuddly name for people with anorexia nervosa, the world’s deadliest mental illness.

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No More Mr Muscle: The Activists Championing Body Confidence for Men

Body image issues are rising fast among men. But positivity campaigners are raising the profile of men of all shapes and sizes

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Not All Black Girls Know How to Eat: A Story of Bulimia

Stephanie Covington Armstrong does not fit the stereotype of a woman with an eating disorder. She grew up poor and hungry in the inner city. Foster care, sexual abuse, and overwhelming insecurity defined her early years. But the biggest difference is her race: Stephanie is black.

Stephanie Covington Armstrong

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Minority Women: The Untold Story

The stereotypic image of those suffering from eating disorders is not as valid as once thought.

Marian Fitzgibbon, Melinda Stolley

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Eating Disorder Treatment May Be Failing Black Women

New research sheds light on bias in research and treatment.

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