By Anissa Durham Originally appeared in Word in Black People of color, especially Black Americans, are significantly less likely to receive help for eating issues, despite suffering from them as much as white people. Eating disorders have a complicated place in the Black community. Many folks don’t want to acknowledge they exist, and for those struggling with an eating disorder, it’s often more difficult for them to get help because they don’t fit the stereotypical mold of a person with one. That’s because, in America, the stereotype of what a person with an eating disorder looks like is typically, a skinny, young,
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