“…1,2 Thus, findings from recent studies suggest that levels of body dissatisfaction, preoccupation with thinness, and other aspects of eating-disordered behavior in ''newly industrialized'' Asian nations, such as Hong Kong, Singapore, and Taiwan, may be as high as, if not higher than, those observed in Western nations. [3][4][5][6][7][8] However, evidence concerning the prevalence and presentation of eating-disordered behavior in these regions remains limited in several respects. For one thing, much of the research involves case series of patients receiving specialist treatment.…”