1981's 'The Best Little Girl in the World' was the 1st-ever TV movie about anorexia. Experts grapple with its legacy today.
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1981's 'The Best Little Girl in the World' was the 1st-ever TV movie about anorexia. Experts grapple with its legacy today.,Some Gen X-ers have blamed the TV movie, starring Jennifer Jason Leigh and based on a novel of the same name, for their own eating disorders. Experts say not much has changed in the media since that early depiction.
1981's 'The Best Little Girl in the World' was the 1st-ever TV movie about anorexia. Experts grapple with its legacy today.
Some Gen X-ers have blamed the TV movie, starring Jennifer Jason Leigh and based on a novel of the same name, for their own eating disorders. Experts say not much has changed in the media since that early depiction.
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