Go figure that a future eating disorder dietitian (me) grew up playing with Barbie dolls and that her daughter played with them too! I just found out that Barbie and I are the same age! She was unveiled by Mattel on March 9, 1959, which makes her 60 years old. She’s not even middle-aged anymore! For almost half a century, these dolls have come under fire by critics who argue that Barbie’s unrealistic body shape and image promotes anorexia and other eating disorders. Her proportions are absurd, and even though, most recently, Mattel has released a “curvy” Barbie, there is