The scientists suggest the findings could help to improve the diagnosis and treatment of obesity and other eating disorders.

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Striegel-Moore says women of color in her study did suffer from bulimia and bingeing, two other eating disorders, though in smaller numbers than white women did.

NPR: Roundtable: Black Women and Body Image

However, she, along with many other experts on eating disorders and body image, worry that the law is flawed.

BBC: Are thin women the enemy?

You've got other women who have eating disorders.

NPR: Roundtable: Black Women and Body Image

They added Devon did have a secure psychiatric unit and a number of other services neighbouring areas did not have, including an eating disorders service.

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No one was coming to interview us as often as they were going to interview other groups, and so that ideal just went for a long time when our eating disorders were rising earlier than just now.

NPR: Roundtable: Black Women and Body Image

Lublin hopes the Crisis Text Line, due to launch in August, will serve as a New York-based umbrella, shuttling texts for help to partner organizations around the country, such as The Trevor Project for gay, lesbian, bisexual and questioning youth or other groups already providing hotlines on dating and sexual abuse to bullying, depression and eating disorders.

NPR: Crisis Hotlines Turning To Text To Reach Teens