In the article, McCurdy describes her mother's and the entertainment industry's aiding of eating disorders, seeking help after her sister-in-law noticed the disorder, and various health scares, such as losing a tooth from regurgitating stomach fluids that wore down her tooth enamel and passing out on Miranda Cosgrove's bathroom floor from dehydration.
McCurdy recounts her mother and the entertainment industry's role in enabling eating disorders, seeking help after her sister-in-law observed the disorder and experienced various health complications, including tooth loss from stomach acid erosion and fainting from dehydration.