Demi Lovato Believes She Was ‘Born’ With An Eating Disorder

Demi Lovato claims she’s never looked at food with a healthy frame of mind.

Demi Lovato, 19, spoke explicitly to The Daily Mail about her struggles with her body image and how she’s trying to be a better role model to her fans.

“I think I was born with an eating disorder because I’ve never had a relationship with food that was normal,” she said.

“I started overeating when I was about eight; I was a binge eater,” she continued. “I would bake a whole plate of cookies and eat them all. Then when I turned 12 I was bullied in school and they called me fat. I went from being an overeater to stopping eating and I lost about 30lbs. From then on I continued undereating, but my weight plateaued.’

Regardless, Demi claims her full stint at rehab and the support of her family and friends have helped her get through her problems.

‘There’s no cure and I may mess up, but I want to be a better role model for my fans and my younger sister,” she said. “There are days when I look in the mirror and think, ‘God, my jeans don’t fit today – this sucks.’ But I’m in a much more spiritual place now. I can pray and I have a great support system around me.”

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I used to have anorexicia I was twelve to it lasted untill I was 13 I lost 110 lbs in a year I hated it. i don’t know how But I one day woke up and said who cares! My brother always called me fat it was hard. Now I’m not over weight or under weight and life rox

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You aren’t born with an eating disorder at age 8. That shows how bad the media is for getting to her so young. But it isn’t surprising, media is one of the worst things for women as a whole.

ridiculous. you aren’t born with eating disorders. it is definitely a learned behavior, according to psychology. not saying there isn’t a predisposition, chemical imbalances are very involved too. but by saying she was born with it puts blame completely on genetics, and we know that environment and learning early in life has a contribution. anybody who went to school for psychology will tell you it’s not all genetic.

okay can everyone seriously get real. You are not born with eating disorders. Maybe she never had a healthy diet but you don’t be in front of a mirror at two months old and think “oh im fat”. I didn’t even know what weight was until i was at least 4 and if she was made concious of her weight before that time then it was the people around her that did that.

Like people have been saying. You’re not BORN with an ED. However you ARE born with chemical imbalances and predisposition WITH ED’s. THAT is true. IT’s basic science you moron.

victoria looks really really pretty with blonde hair

You look pretty with blond hair but i still think you should go back to being a brunette it looks better then the blonde no offense or anything

lol yeah.. that happens.. jesus

Actually technically those with eating disorders are born with a chemical imbalance and genetic predisposition. This is stuff you learn in 7th grade science. Are you dumber than a 7th grader? I think so :)

Demi is not dumber than a 7th grader. how would you like it if someone asked you if you were dumber than a 7th grader.you wouldnt like it now would you? So learn how to keep your mouth shut because you must be seriously messed up in the head or something! I think your the one dumber than a 7th grader so get over yourself.