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Advocates applaud new Colorado eating disorder bills, despite stripped down scope

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(Colorado Newsline) Two new Colorado laws that address eating disorders are a big step forward for treatment and prevention in the state, advocates say.

The laws limit the use of body mass index in determining treatment, ban the sale of diet pills to minors and create a new educational program within the state's health department.