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Dear Diary The tragic cost when Dad has an eating disorder and his child does too

The tragic cost when Dad has an eating disorder and his child does too

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Immersion in the skewed messages of diet culture makes children vulnerable to eating disorders. From childhood, for more than 44 years, Ruth did “what Dad did”. She fasted, and severely restricted some foods. The cost was great. Read Ruth’s story. Prior to my father’s death in August 2013, I was...

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