What is orthorexia
What is orthorexia?
Orthorexia is an Indication of an unhealthy obsession with eating healthy food.
What kinds of food does a person with orthorexia eat?
Organic foods that have no artificial flavors, Foods grown without chemicals, Foods that contain no added sugar or salt, Foods that contain no grain products, Foods without any naturally occurring fat
Why can eating “too much healthy” food be a bad thing?
Eating too much healthy can be bad because you may miss out one nutrient that you might get if you mix other food. And you can become intolerant of food if you consume too much of it frequently.
What are the five warning signs of orthorexia?
Spending a lot of time thinking about heathy food.
You plan the menu more than 24 hours ahead for time.
Avoid going out to eat and limit what to eat.
You become unsocial.
Orthorexia is an Indication of an unhealthy obsession with eating healthy food.
What kinds of food does a person with orthorexia eat?
Organic foods that have no artificial flavors, Foods grown without chemicals, Foods that contain no added sugar or salt, Foods that contain no grain products, Foods without any naturally occurring fat
Why can eating “too much healthy” food be a bad thing?
Eating too much healthy can be bad because you may miss out one nutrient that you might get if you mix other food. And you can become intolerant of food if you consume too much of it frequently.
What are the five warning signs of orthorexia?
Spending a lot of time thinking about heathy food.
You plan the menu more than 24 hours ahead for time.
Avoid going out to eat and limit what to eat.
You become unsocial.