Health inequalities now include eating disorders

Eating disorders, particularly binge-eating has been added to a growing list of poor health outcomes that Latinos in the US are experiencing. Researchers at Harvard Medical School used a national survey to analyze patterns and correlates of over-eating. The PI on the project was Margarita Alegría, who runs a center for the study of mental health: www.multiculatralmentalhealth.org. This finding adds to previous evidence that other minorities in the US are more likely to suffer from obesity, diabetes, and a have an increased risk of a range of chronic diseases associated with these two. See more about the report at the Cambridge Health Alliance website.