Orthorexia should NOT be a disorder

[Anonymous]

My friend only eats sweet potatoes. Seriously. That’s orthorexia. Now, if you are always talking about your diet, and trying to convert or belittle others about not doing your diet, then id say you have it also. It’s an obsession thing.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Absolutely no one is claiming eating "clean" is a disorder. The issue is when you get to a point of extreme anxiety around eating bc you have to have absolute control over everything that goes in your mouth. Just like washing your hands is a healthy habit but someone with OCD feels around contamination will wash their hands excessively to gain a sense of peace and control, even though there is no such thing as absolute certainty that your hands are germ-free.

I'm glad you're feeling better but your thinking (and the weird comparison to homosexuality) is incredibly flawed.

+1.

[Anonymous]

I know kids who develop extreme anxiety around what they eat and the need to eat "clean". They meal plan and love label reading. It's an issue.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:This is why it's a disorder. You sound unhinged.

Precisely.

[Anonymous]

I mean, you can reverse some things with clean eating, like high cholesterol, fatty liver, diabetes, high blood BP, but you're not going to reverse cancer no matter how clean you eat.

Also, you can be the healthiest person and eat very cleanly and still get cancer. There are no guarantees in life.

My uncle ran marathons, was a vegan from age 18-53, went to the gym daily, played on several rec leagues, etc. and a blood clot from a large hematoma took him out. He was a landscape architect and a guy on a job site accidentally rammed my uncle's shin with a cart.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I mean, you can reverse some things with clean eating, like high cholesterol, fatty liver, diabetes, high blood BP, but you're not going to reverse cancer no matter how clean you eat.

Also, you can be the healthiest person and eat very cleanly and still get cancer. There are no guarantees in life.

My uncle ran marathons, was a vegan from age 18-53, went to the gym daily, played on several rec leagues, etc. and a blood clot from a large hematoma took him out. He was a landscape architect and a guy on a job site accidentally rammed my uncle's shin with a cart.

You cannot reverse cholesterol with diet, you can only reduce it by about 10-20% with diet. With statins you can control it

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I know kids who develop extreme anxiety around what they eat and the need to eat "clean". They meal plan and love label reading. It's an issue.

Omg, thinking and reading! We’re doomed!

When humanity is stupid, anything intelligent is abnormal and an antisocial disorder.

Brawndo! It’s got what plants crave!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I eat pretty clean. I no longer eat chicken or eggs. I just don't like them. If I eat ice cream I feel sick. My adult sons think I have an eating disorder. I do not. I don't comment on what others eat. I just wish people would leave me alone. Since I'm a size 2 people think it's ok to call me out. Not nice.

I actually think its a bit of a red flag your kids think you have an eating disorder. Im a size 0/2 and no one has ever thought that about me, so I don't think it's your size alone that's making them say that. You're clearly modeling eating patterns or habits they find problematic. That more than one adult (male even) who has been as close to you as kids are and see everything agree with each other it looks like yoi have an eating disorder makes me very skeptical that assessment has no basis in truth.