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Duration: 1 hour

Anorexia and bulimia were once more commonly associated with teenage girls but are now on the increase among older women. This film goes into the seemingly perfect world of four housewives who are struggling with the fallout from their eating disorders.

They may seem to have it all with their nice houses, perfect children and middle class lives, but behind the wisteria, they are having a constant battle with their food and eating.

Jane in her early fifties now has the bone density of a 92 year old; 36-year-old Zoe has turned to Cognitive Behavioural Therapy to reclaim her life from anorexia; bubbly Tracey is bulimic and spends her nights binging and vomiting in secret from her children; and young mum Georgia tries hard to lose her baby weight, but will her obsession with weight see her falling back into the anorexic danger zone?

Last on

Tue 28 Apr 2009 23:05 BBC One only on Northern Ireland

  • BBC Headroom

    Visit the Headroom website to download a free factsheet about eating disorders and watch Ruby Wax's interviews with people with body image issues.

    BBC Headroom: Desperately Hungry Housewives
  • Clip: Carrots are grey

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    Bulimia sufferer Jane explains her methods for categorising food.

Credits

Producer
Suzanne Lynch
Executive Producer
Alannah Richardson

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