Orthorexia

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Orthorexia, also known as Orthorexia nervosa, is a medically unrecognized mental disorder characterized by an extreme aversion to foods perceived to be unhealthful, whether those foods actually are unhealthful or not.[1] Rather than merely reducing the quantity of questionable food consumed, a typical orthorexic will lump broad categories of food together as "bad for you" and avoid all of them entirely.

This might include avoiding foods that aren't organic, or aren't vegan, or are vegan, or are cooked, or are acidic, or are fruit, or aren't fruit, or have too much yang, or contain even the slightest trace of high fructose corn syrup or trans fat or gluten, or that someone might be allergic to despite a lack of obvious symptoms.

The condition can be exacerbated by visiting a nutritionist.

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  1. Orthorexia: Can Healthy Eating Be a Disorder?, Time, 12-Feb-2010
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