Eating Disorders Affect Us All
If your stereotypical view of someone who suffers from an eating disorder is a white woman, think again. Misinformation about some very serious illnesses is putting many blacks at risk. Commentator Stephanie Covington is a Los Angeles-based writer.
Copyright © 2006 NPR. All rights reserved. Visit our website terms of use and permissions pages at www.npr.org for further information.
NPR transcripts are created on a rush deadline by an NPR contractor. This text may not be in its final form and may be updated or revised in the future. Accuracy and availability may vary. The authoritative record of NPR’s programming is the audio record.