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Feeding with kindness

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The eating disorders charity Beat says there is an increase in the number of children developing anorexia and bulimia. They asked 150 young people with an eating disorder when they first had a problem with food. The average age of the replies was 13.

Georgie is 12 years-old and developed anorexia last summer. She discusses the illness and what the treatment was like.

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