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Old 07-10-2009, 01:07 PM
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Default Orthorexia nervosa

came accross a condtion today called Orthorexia nervosa

Orthorexia nervosa is:

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Orthorexia, or orthorexia nervosa is a term coined by Steven Bratman, a Colorado MD, to denote an eating disorder characterized by excessive focus on eating healthy foods. In rare cases, this focus may turn into a fixation so extreme that it can lead to severe malnutrition or even death.
being a health nut is now a condtion
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Old 07-25-2009, 08:58 AM
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Strange.

I don't think there is anything wrong with an excessive focus on eating healthy. But I guess when you start to become malnourished, that's when you have problems.
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Old 12-26-2009, 11:39 PM
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Hi All!
Im new here!
Its nice! You have a point of view!
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