For more than two decades of Janet Leung’s life, hunger replaced her joy. After losing her father, endless food maths filled her head, drowning out other thoughts. Her anxiety around eating kept others at a distance. Miserable as she was, Leung could not give up this distraction; it offered an escape from the sideways glances and judgment that she endured in her youth. Hidden inside the grown-up was a 16-year-old girl, stuck in an environment that demanded perfection. Patching a ‘broken...
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September 2, 2026 at 3:00 AM
Hong Kong woman’s 20-year eating disorder after dad’s death and how she recovered
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