Barbra Streisand is secretly battling a compulsive eating disorder — and doctors warn that the obsession is pushing her to the brink of death! Streisand admits she “eats when I’m happy” and also wolfs down buckwheat pancakes smothered with butter and maple syrup when she’s sad! Dr. Stuart Fischer, who has not treated Barbra, told The National ENQUIRER that the puppy-loving songbird is on a destructive path that puts her on a high-risk path to deadly medical conditions. Read on for details of Barbra’s alleged dieting worries, and click here for news of celebs dealing with eating disorders….
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“Overeating can obviously lead to an increased risk for heart disease and hypertension — plus dozens of other illnesses,” says Fischer. “Pancakes, syrup and butter cannot solve any of life’s problems.”
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Dr. Gabe Mirkin, who also has not treated Barbra, adds, “Weight gain, particularly excess fat in the liver, becomes far
more dangerous as a person ages.”
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The medical experts believe Barbra’s troubled childhood with a cold, unloving mother — who never gave her a hug — is at the root of her anguish and dangerous battle with food! The "Funny Girl" star recently revealed how her painful younger years led her to turn to comfort eating.
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The singer never knew her dad, who died of an accidental morphine overdose in the hospital after suffering a seizure when she was just 15 months old. Meanwhile, workaholic mom Diana (left), who died in 2002, hardly had time for Barbra.
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When they were together, Barbra recently recalled, “she never praised me to my face and she never hugged me or said, ‘I love you.’ When I wanted love from my mother, she gave me food.” Incredibly, Diana told Barbra her
fabulous voice wasn’t good enough.
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“She’d say, ‘Your voice needs strengthening. Put an egg in milk and whip it up,’ ” said the star. “She called it a ‘guggle muggle.’ ” Now, Barbra confessed, “I love food too much. I eat when I’m sad, I eat when I’m happy. People don’t realize what food does for you. It makes you feel good.”
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Dr. Mirkin notes “eating becomes a substitute for the security of love that people missed in childhood. Lack of love in childhood is a strong driver of insecurity and depression in later life.”
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“Overeating can obviously lead to an increased risk for heart disease and hypertension — plus dozens of other illnesses,” says Fischer. “Pancakes, syrup and butter cannot solve any of life’s problems.”
Life span expert
Dr. Gabe Mirkin, who also has not treated Barbra, adds, “Weight gain, particularly excess fat in the liver, becomes far
more dangerous as a person ages.”
The medical experts believe Barbra’s troubled childhood with a cold, unloving mother — who never gave her a hug — is at the root of her anguish and dangerous battle with food! The "Funny Girl" star recently revealed how her painful younger years led her to turn to comfort eating.
Photo credit: Getty Images
The singer never knew her dad, who died of an accidental morphine overdose in the hospital after suffering a seizure when she was just 15 months old. Meanwhile, workaholic mom Diana (left), who died in 2002, hardly had time for Barbra.
Photo credit: Getty Images
When they were together, Barbra recently recalled, “she never praised me to my face and she never hugged me or said, ‘I love you.’ When I wanted love from my mother, she gave me food.” Incredibly, Diana told Barbra her
fabulous voice wasn’t good enough.
Photo credit: Getty Images
“She’d say, ‘Your voice needs strengthening. Put an egg in milk and whip it up,’ ” said the star. “She called it a ‘guggle muggle.’ ” Now, Barbra confessed, “I love food too much. I eat when I’m sad, I eat when I’m happy. People don’t realize what food does for you. It makes you feel good.”
Photo credit: Getty Images
Dr. Mirkin notes “eating becomes a substitute for the security of love that people missed in childhood. Lack of love in childhood is a strong driver of insecurity and depression in later life.”
Photo credit: Getty Images