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 ...

“You’re not talking just about Carol anymore. You’re talking about ... Her experience on Growing Pains ultimately fueled her battle with anorexia. Gold revealed a doctor later put her ...

Maybe a joke like, 'Here comes wide load,' and you're not talking just about Carol anymore." Related: Alan Thicke dead: Tracey Gold remembers Growing Pains dad But Carol, as she saw it ...

As her character Carol Seaver on television's, "Growing Pains" dealt with the perils of adolescence, actress Tracey Gold struggled with her own problem: a debilitating eating disorder. The studio ...

Tracey Gold’s experience filming Growing Pains wasn’t always filled with laughs. While playing Carol Seaver on the Emmy-winning comedy series, Gold, 55, said “fat jokes” made about her ...