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Eating Disorders A Hidden Problem For Orthodox Jews

Orthodox-Jewish Daily Newspaper (RNS): Even as the ballerina and popular Hebrew day school student effortlessly spit out the right answers, her mind was awash in torment. As the food was passed around-fried sole, fish cakes, salad oozing with mayonnaise-her instincts to binge and purge became uncontrollable. Full story.

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