Eating disorders have a high incidence and prevalence in the United States but they are not distributed evenly across different demographic groups. Eating disorders primarily affect which of the following populations?
A) Young white females from upper socioeconomic groups
B) Young white females, with no distinction among socioeconomic or ethnic groups
C) Young to middle-aged white females from lower socioeconomic groups
D) Young females from lower socioeconomic groups, with no distinction among ethnic groups
Ans: A
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Historically, anorexia and bulimia have been diagnosed most frequently in white, affluent, well-educated adolescent and young-adult females. Both disorders, however, are becoming more widely distributed among social classes and cultures (Anderson and Yager, 2005).
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