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How disordered eating became a pandemic problem

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Aside from the potentially deadly coronavirus itself, the COVID-19 pandemic has caused a cascading series of other health concerns - including disordered eating. Dr. Melissa Simone joins Jill Riley to talk about how pandemic pressures have caused the rise of dangerously disordered eating habits. Wellness Wednesday is hosted by Jill Riley; and produced by Anna Weggel and Jay Gabler. Our theme music is a portion of the song 'F.B. One Number 2' by Christian Bjoerklund under the Non Commercial Share Alike 3.0 International License. Head to thecurrent.org for more wellness content and great music.

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