The mom who publicly shamed her daughter and forced her to lose weight is now making money from it with her new book, The Heavy: A Mother, A Daughter, A Diet.

Instead of being afraid of becoming skeletally skinny like Valeria Levitin, many women are writing letters asking how they can become like her.

You wouldn't encourage your child to try to make her feet smaller or body taller and you shouldn't encourage your growing and healthy child to lose weight.