| What's Eating You | |
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| Genre | Reality television |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 6 |
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| Camera setup | Multiple |
| Running time | 42 minutes |
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| Original release | |
| Network | E! |
| Release | October 13 – November 17, 2010 |
What's Eating You is an American reality documentary series about people with eating disorders. The series premiered on October 13, 2010, on the E! cable network. [1] [2]
The reality documentary series was announced in April 2010. [1] The six-part television series features people who have compulsive eating disorders; [3] each episode introduces two people whose lives are threatened by harmful eating habits and features doctors trying to help them to overcome the disorders. [4]
JD Roth, one of the producers of the series, said, "One might assume that a show about severe eating disorders would focus solely on participants' bizarre behavior around food; but this show really is about the incredible fortitude and strength of people with intense obstacles to overcome [...]. We're very proud to be working with E! [...] in offering hope and a path to recovery." [1]
| No. | Title | Original air date | |
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| 1 | "Adrienne & Danni" | October 13, 2010 | |
| A woman attempts to get free of bulimia while a dancer fights anorexia. | |||
| 2 | "Marc & Kristy" | October 20, 2010 | |
| A man suffers from bulimia induced by his childhood memories. A former model regularly engages in binge eating and purging behaviors. | |||
| 3 | "Gaby & Jennifer" | October 27, 2010 | |
| A woman suffers from long-term binge-purge disorder caused by her family. A female comedian's binging disorder is getting out of control. | |||
| 4 | "Mona & Andrew" | November 3, 2010 | |
| A singer fights the overeating disorder. A young man battles bulimia and has troubles getting support. | |||
| 5 | "Amanda & Nickey" | November 10, 2010 | |
| A former model is fearful of seeing her new body and is afraid of coming back to her old habits. A young mom struggles with her multiple disorders and believes it may affect her family. | |||
| 6 | "Melissa & Claudine" | November 17, 2010 | |
| A woman is about to overcome anorexia, although still struggles. Other case includes another woman who is addicted to eating chalk. | |||
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