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The Stigmatization Of Eating Disorders Based On Cultures: The South Vs The World, Maria Urbina Turcios
The Stigmatization Of Eating Disorders Based On Cultures: The South Vs The World, Maria Urbina Turcios
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Introduction: Eating Disorders (ED) are a current pandemic affecting boys, girls, men, and women of all ages, races, sizes, and backgrounds. Just in the United States alone, nine percent of the population, or 28.8 million Americans, will have an eating disorder in their lifetime.1 This statistic only takes into account the people who sought help, but there are still millions that go untreated or undiagnosed throughout their lifetime. According to the American Psychiatric Association, ED is defined as behavioral conditions characterized by severe and persistent disturbance in eating behaviors and associated distressing thoughts and emotions.3 Some of the …