orthorexia

If yes was answered to two or more questions, the person may have a mild case of orthorexia.

The definition of orthorexia as a mental illness has attracted much media attention.

In fact, orthorexia may in some cases serve to disguise anorexia.

That's not to say orthorexia doesn't pose health risks.

Orthorexia is a controversial eating disorder marked by an obsession with healthy food.

How orthorexia starts Orthorexic tendencies often begin as a result of health problems.

It doesn't help that people with orthorexia can get positive feedback for behavior that appears healthy.

Similarly, recovering anorexics or bulimics sometimes latch on to orthorexia.

"If I had to draw a line, I'd say that my interest in nutrition spurred orthorexia," she says.

A 2013 study of college students found that orthorexia severity was negatively associated with self-reported executive functioning.

Orthorexia is not an official diagnosis.

But orthorexia which seems to include elements of other disorders, such as anorexia and obsessive-compulsive disorder can be a serious problem.

Sensitivities to foods and food allergies risk being misdiagnosed as the anxiety disorder Orthorexia.

How to get help Therapists, nutritionists, and eating-disorder experts have slowly begun to take orthorexia more seriously.

In addition, he claims that "anorexic orthorexia" can be as dangerous as anorexia.

There has been no investigation into whether there may be a biological cause specific to orthorexia nervosa.

The buzz: Not all experts think orthorexia is a real disorder like anorexia (obsessive fear of gaining weight).

A diagnostic questionnaire has been developed for orthorexia sufferers, similar to questionnaires for other eating disorders.

She suffered from anorexia, orthorexia, and bulimia for over 20 years, and is now lecturing on the subject publicly.

The number of people suffering from the serious psychological condition, known as "orthorexia nervosa", is growing, eating disorder charities say.

Her unhealthy fixation with healthy food was something else, and it was years before she realized it had a name: orthorexia.

Her burgeoning orthorexia seemed to worsen when she began studying at a nutrition school in New York City.

Bratman describes orthorexia as an unhealthy fixation with what the individual considers to be healthy eating.

Symptoms of orthorexia nervosa may include obsession with healthy eating and emaciation, among other things.

For Alena who has never been to a therapist or nutritionist to discuss her behavior anorexia and orthorexia go hand in hand.