Actress Tracey Gold, who starred as Carol Seaver on "Growing Pains," talks about her extreme eating disorder accelerated by fat jokes made on the show, and how her TV mom advocated for her health.

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Gold ended up going to inpatient treatment for her eating disorder, though she says she doesn’t blame the Growing Pains ...

Tracey Gold is getting candid about the body image struggles she ... Even though she called the show a "boys' club," Gold ...

Tracey Gold is looking back on some of her tougher times on the set of Growing Pains. Gold explained Monday how the show's writing hurt her to the point that she suffered from eating disorders ...

Gold ended up going to inpatient treatment for her eating disorder, though she says she doesn’t blame the Growing Pains producers Tracey Gold is opening up about a painful time in her life.

Tracey Gold’s experience filming Growing Pains wasn’t always filled with laughs. While playing Carol Seaver on the Emmy-winning comedy series, Gold, 55, said “fat jokes” made about her ...

Tracey Gold's experience filming Growing Pains wasn't always filled with laughs. While playing Carol Seaver on the ...

When her character became the butt of fat jokes and producers asked her to lose weight, she went on a highly restrictive diet, she says Gold ended up going to inpatient treatment for her eating ...