Another groundbreaking study was released in 2011 by the International Journal
of Eating Disorders. It assessed members of indigenous communities and found that
Native American females were just as likely as white females to have eating
disorders.
Becky Thompson is an author and expert on food/body issues within a
multicultural perspective. She believes that “eating disorders are a sane response to
systemic oppression”. She suggests that amongst the disenfranchised, eating
disorders may serve as a silent “fuck you” to such oppression or abuse.
If anything, this information should set a precedent for fut