Anorexia
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1981's 'The Best Little Girl in the World' was the 1st-ever TV movie about anorexia. Experts grapple with its legacy today.
Some Gen X-ers have blamed the TV movie, starring Jennifer Jason Leigh and based on a novel of the same name, for their own eating disorders. Experts say not much has changed in the media since that early depiction.
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What it’s like to live with food addiction: 'I would go through garbage to try to get back food that I dumped in the trash'
A new report finds that 1 in 8 people over the age of 50 has a food addiction — and many involve ultra-processed foods.
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Jackie Evancho says battle with eating disorder left her with severe ‘bone breaks’: ‘Now I'm a 22-year-old with osteoporosis’
"I'm still struggling, but I'm fighting," the "America's Got Talent" star says, revealing that her battle with anorexia has left her with osteoporosis.
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Randy Rainbow says comedy 'saved' his life after overcoming an eating disorder
The funnyman talks overcoming an eating disorder, living with anxiety and why he's not a political mouthpiece.
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Nikki Glaser says 9/11 trauma helped trigger her battle with anorexia: ‘I was deeply affected by it’
“I didn’t know I had anorexia. I just thought I had tricked the system,” the comic said.
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Former Nickelodeon star Jennette McCurdy shares past eating disorders: 'My mom was the person that introduced me to anorexia'
The "iCarly" and "Sam & Cat" star says her mom suggested restricting her calories to stop an 11-year-old McCurdy's breasts from developing.
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Comedian Nikki Glaser opens up about her battle with anorexia: 'I'd say it was intermittent fasting'
The comedian says she was "in the depths of an eating disorder when COVID hit."
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