Cultural Differences between International Vietnamese and Caucasian American Undergraduates in Aspects of Eating Pathology

We studied aspects of eating pathology in n=41 international Vietnamese and n=40 Caucasian American female college students. Binge eating, purging, restricting, and negative attitudes toward obesity were higher in Vietnamese than in Caucasian Americans. It may be beneficial to target cultural variations in eating pathology in therapeutic interventions.