Question: What race is most likely to have an eating disorder?

What race is most affected by anorexia nervosa?

Although most individuals with anorexia nervosa are adolescent and young adult women, these illnesses can also strike men and older women. Anorexia nervosa is found most often in Caucasians, but these illnesses also affect African Americans and other races.

Which group has the highest prevalence of eating disorders?

The lifetime prevalence of eating disorders was 2.7%. Eating disorders were more than twice as prevalent among females (3.8%) than males (1.5%).

Which country has the lowest rate of eating disorders?

As a general rule, however, still-developing nations show lower rates of eating disorder incidence. Both Poland and Turkey show a reported rate of much less than one percent. These countries also tend to be less exposed to Western media, although some aspects of this mediation are virtually universal in 2020.

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