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Shawn Johnson details 'dark spiral' of medications, body image issues after 2008 Olympic gold

Olympic gold medalist Shawn Johnson East has detailed in depth her struggles with body image, weight loss medication and nutrition after the 2008 Bejing Olympics.

Johnson, 28, shared a nearly 25-minute video on the family YouTube page, “The East Fam,” that she updates with husband Andrew East, a former NFL player. In it Johnson shared her body image story through the past decade to answer fan questions about her body postpartum. She gave birth to her daughter, Drew, in October.

Johnson won gold in the balance beam in 2008 and added silver medals in the floor, all-around and team competition.