Weight loss is a boomng industry. We're all on a constant quest for a better body and gladly soak up the latest miracle method for lasting weight loss. New studies come out every day about what is and is not good for our bodies. But in our fight to be healthy, have we created a new eating disorder?
Orthorexia is the obsession with eating healthfully and correctly, taken to an extreme. Orthorexics may pride themselves on eating only organic or only vegetarian, or on their ability to stick to other obscure diets. They often have trouble going out to eat or even having a meal at a friend's house beause their food habits are more than just health-conscious; they're an obsession.
Orthorexia is different from anorexia and bulimia, since the focus is not on the quantity of food, but rather the quality of food. In fact, a person with orthorexia may eat regular meals and take in perfectly normal amount of calories. However, it joins there other, more well-known disorders in the fact that food becomes the absolute centre of a person's life. It's important to give yourself a reality check every so often when it comes to eating healthfully.
A well balanced diet is essential for everyone, and striving to eat well is an excellent way to jeeo your body at its peak at any age. But remember that even healthy eating can go to an unhealthy extreme - keep it healthy, but remember there's more to life than what goes on your plate.
eat well, live well
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