Bulimia
Mar 25 2008, Mayuri Majumdar

“I hate the way I look! I hate the way my stomach always wobbles. I hate my large arms and legs. I hate and can’t take it anymore...”...Karuna Bhatt had lost 29 kilos, her weight going down from 50 to 21. Sunken cheeks and hollow eyes were telltale...

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