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A season of dread

Holidays hold a daunting challenge for those with eating disorders

Kim Matarazzo of Plainville shares lessons from her struggle with anorexia by speaking to a Newton support group for people with eating disorders. Kim Matarazzo of Plainville shares lessons from her struggle with anorexia by speaking to a Newton support group for people with eating disorders. (Globe Staff Photo / Bill Polo)
By Erica Noonan
Globe Staff / December 13, 2007

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The holiday season is stressful for just about everyone. But for people struggling with eating disorders such as anorexia nervosa, bulimia, or bingeing, it can be positively torturous - a toxic mix of tangled family relationships, low self-esteem, and endless meals with rich, abundant foods. (Full article: 1126 words)

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