Most girls go on their first diet by age 8. Over 50% of 9-year-old girls say they feel better about themselves when they’re thinner. And by the time they’re 10? Many are already worried about “getting fat.” I was one of them. I didn’t even know why, I just remember thinking, “I just want to be thin.” And the saddest part? No one had to say it directly, the world around me already had. From magazine covers to movie characters, from low-rise jeans to 100-calorie snack packs… We were raised in a cu