Eating Attitudes of Native American and White Female Adolescents: A Comparison of BMI‐ and Age‐Matched Groups
Ethnicity and HealthPublished 30 July 2004
Wesley C. Lynch, Kristy D. Eppers, Jinell R. Sherrodd
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The results are the first to suggest how ethnicity and BMI may differentially influence specific eating attitudes and behaviors among these groups of adolescent girls.
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In general, Native American girls reported significantly higher scores on the EAT-26 due mainly to more dieting, more perceived social pressure to eat, and more restricting and purging. By contrast, higher BMI was associated with greater food preoccupation, less restricting/purging, and less social pressure to eat. Thus, while Native American ethnicity and BMI both influence the risk of eating problems, these results are the first to suggest how ethnicity and BMI may differentially influence specific eating attitudes and behaviors among these groups of adolescent girls. Nevertheless, many questions about the causes and consequences of eating-related problems among Native American adolescents remain to be answered.
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