'There was so much pressure on women, and dieting was so much a part of the culture,' Couric recalled.
The legendary journalist and former TODAY anchor shares the details of her eating disorder in her new memoir,"Going There," out Oct. 26. While discussing the book with People, Couric said, like many in her generation, she began obsessing about her weight as a young woman.
In the 1980s, Couric became aware of how harmful eating disorders were, and she began focusing on healing herself."I really just started to understand how dangerous it was. When Karen Carpenter died in 1983, it shook me to the core," she recalls."Food still plays a slightly outsized role in my consciousness, but not nearly as much as it did," she said, adding,"I have a weakness for Tate's chocolate chip cookies.
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