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.

So when the fat jokes started, Gold said she had “no voice,” but she was able to “brush it off.” But during one summer break from the series, she gained weight. “And the ...

GROWING PAINS star Tracey Gold credits her on-screen mom and future husband for helping her overcome a dangerous eating disorder.

I always say this when I talk to kids who want to be child actors ... You're talking about me, Tracey Gold. And now I have to be in front of an audience that's laughing at me and my body and ...