Eating disorders among international migrants: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
Sara SiddiqiAsia AktherDawn-Li BlairHeidi EcclesBrianna FrangioneAlexa KeeshanShubhdeep NagiIan Colman
Published in: Social psychiatry and psychiatric epidemiology (2024)
Migrants were found to have a lower prevalence of eating disorders compared to local populations, supporting the healthy immigrant hypothesis. However, this effect differs between diagnostic and risk assessment tools.