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New Memoir Sheds Light On Anorexia And Binge Eating Disorders

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A gripping new memoir by "This American Life" editor Susan Burton recounts her high school years in Boulder, which is where her eating disorders began to take hold. She describes periods of intense food restriction along with bouts of binge-eating. Her book is called "Empty."