Eating Disorders Are Afflicting All Ethnic Groups

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MONTGOMERY, Ala. -- For Liza LeGrand, it all started with anorexia in her early 20s, self-starvation that later included episodes of gorging on food and purging. At 5-feet-2, she got down to 70 pounds.

Now 36 and living in Orlando, Fla., LeGrand continues to struggle with her eating disorder. But she says she at least understands it. And she now knows she's not the only minority woman to have such a problem.

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Eating Disorders Are Afflicting All Ethnic Groups

LeGrand is Puerto Rican and dealing with what many believe is a "white woman's problem."

The common perception is that eating disorders afflict only white women, especially upper- and middle-class women. While those are the most reported cases, specialists ...

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