John Prescott Battled Bulimia For Ten Years
Ex-Deputy Prime Minister, UK, John Prescott, 69, battled in silence with eating disorder bulimia for ten years. In a BBC interview Prescott says the shame of being a high-profile figure with the illness kept him in silence. In a Sunday Times article he says he used to consume huge quantities of food - which might include the entire menu of a Chinese restaurant, plus a whole tin of condensed milk and trifle, and then he would vomit.
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