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Candace Cameron Bure Says She Still Identifies as Bulimic Despite Years of Abstinence

On her podcast she revealed that intrusive disordered eating thoughts endure, prompting her to rely on coping strategies for lifelong recovery.

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Overview

  • She disclosed on the July 22 episode of The Candace Cameron Bure Podcast that she continues to call herself bulimic because urges to binge and purge persist in her mind.
  • Bure began struggling with bulimia at age 18 during her early adulthood in Montreal, where she engaged in repeated cycles of binging and purging.
  • Her parents’ decision to place her on preventive diets from age 12—motivated by fear after Tracey Gold’s public treatment—shaped her critical view of her own body.
  • Growing up on Full House exposed her to heightened industry scrutiny over her weight, deepening her disordered eating thoughts through adolescence.
  • She credits her husband Valeri Bure’s support along with mindfulness techniques, self-talk and professional tools for helping her manage ongoing urges and sustain her recovery.