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. 2004 Feb;3(1):41-4.

A cross-cultural study of eating attitudes in adolescent South African females

Christopher Paul Szabo  1 , Clifford W Allwood
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A cross-cultural study of eating attitudes in adolescent South African females

Christopher Paul Szabo et al. World Psychiatry. 2004 Feb.

Abstract

Eating disorders were first described in black females in South Africa in 1995. A subsequent community based study of eating attitudes amongst adolescent females in an urban setting suggested that there would be increasing numbers of sufferers from within the black community. The current study sought to extend these findings using a larger, more representative urban sample. The results support those of the preliminary study. The underlying basis for the emerging phenomenon is discussed.

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