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 ...

“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 ...

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 ...

Tracey Gold in 'Growing Pains' in 1985 (left); Tracey Gold in 2018 (right) ...

Tracey Gold was cast as Carol Seaver on Growing Pains as a teenager When her character became the butt of fat jokes and producers asked her to lose weight, she went on a highly restrictive diet, she ...