Whenever I get bored a I work, I cruise news pages to see what is "happening" in the world. Some of the most entertaining stuff can be found on yahoo news. I wouldn't call these posts reliable, but they are entertaining. So, I wasn't particularly surprised when I found this little gem.
taken from: New Eating Disorders
http://health.yahoo.net/experts/dayinhealth/new-eating-disorders-are-they-real
What is orthorexia? Identified in 1997 by Colorado physician Steven Bratman, MD, orthorexia is Latin for “correct eating.” Here, too, the focus isn’t on losing weight. Instead, sufferers increasingly restrict their diets to foods they consider pure, natural and healthful. Some researchers say that orthorexia may combine a touch of obsessive compulsive disorder with anxiety and warn that severely limited “healthy” diets may be a stepping stone to anorexia nervosa, the most severe - and potentially life-threatening - eating disorder.
Orthorexics: Those affected may start by eliminating processed foods, anything with artificial colorings or flavorings as well as foods that have come into contact with pesticides. Beyond that, orthorexics may also shun caffeine, alcohol, sugar, salt, wheat and dairy foods. Some limit themselves to raw foods.
So.....people who insist on clean eating have an eating disorder? Thoughts?
Unlike you, I'm at home bored to death. No job prospects yet. I read that article about the 'ortho' thing too WTF is right. I just thought they were health fanatics (I suppose the politically correct word is 'ortho??' Not an issue in my world, most black people didn't have enough to even make it a health issue, if we could eat it - it was ate or else.
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