I just came across this. Know anyone or groups of people like this?
* Orthorexia nervosa
o Not an official eating disorder diagnosis, but the concept
is useful. The name was coined by Steven Bratman, M.D. to describe "a
pathological fixation on eating "proper" or "pure" or "superior" food.
o People with orthorexia nervosa feel superior to others who
eat "improper" food, which might include non-organic or junk foods and
items found in regular grocery stores, as opposed to health food stores.
o Orthorexics obsess over what to eat, how much to eat, how
to prepare food "properly," and where to obtain "pure" and "proper"
foods.
o Eating the "right" food becomes an important ,or even the
primary, focus of life. One's worth or goodness is seen in terms of
what one does or does not eat. Personal values, relationships, career
goals, and friendships become less important than the quality and
timing of what is consumed.
o Perhaps related to, or a type of, obsessive-compulsive
disorder
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