Diane Sawyer 's eating disorder began after she was diagnosed with cancer . Butrym may not fit the stereotype of an eating disorder patient , but she 's not exceptional . ` As a culture , we live in a very , very stressful time , and for women this is even more so , because our roles have changed so dramatically , '' says Maine , coauthor of `` The Body Myth : Adult Women and the Pressure to be Perfect . '' Eating disorders still ` ` in the closet '' for adult women . These women have said they are dissatisfied with their lives .
Diane Sawyer 's eating disorder began after she was diagnosed with cancer . Butrym may not fit the stereotype of an eating disorder patient , but she 's not exceptional . Eating disorders still ` ` in the closet '' for adult women . These women have said they are dissatisfied with their lives .