VIDEO: Padma Lakshmi On 'Non-Filtered' Book, Scrutiny And Pressure Women Face on TODAY

On TODAY, Author and "Top Chef" host Padma Lakshmi tells Tamron Hall that writing her new memoir, "Love, Loss & What We Ate" was as challenging as giving birth to her daughter, Krishna. She addresses the topic of Krishna's father, who she says "is in her life." She also talks about the body issues, scrutiny and pressures that women, including herself, regularly face.

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