In a separate interview with Pediatric News, Laurie L. Hornberger
, MD, MPH, associate professor of pediatrics, University of Missouri-Kansas City
, explained that eating disorders occur across the spectrum of races, ethnicities, sexes and socioeconomic statuses, so “getting caught up in that stereotype can cause you to overlook kids with significant problems.” Hornberger is lead author of a new clinical report on eating disorders in children and adolescents prepared by the American Academy of Pediatrics Committee on Adolescence. Read the Medscape article.
