We all know that eating disorders can be hereditary, but, as a recent episode of Intervention showed, unhealthy relationships with food can begin to take effect in the very, very young. Kelly, an anorexic single mom who was raised by an anorexic single mom, has a six year old daughter named Disa who has begun mimicking the eating habits of her mother, specifically, not finishing meals, and staring at one spoonful of Kix with such reservation and dread it's just heartbreaking. Clip above.

Earlier: Sometimes It's Mom — Not Media — Who Gives Girls Eating Disorders

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