Natural News takes issue with the new, increasingly promoted “disorder” of Orthorexia Nervosa — the desire to conduct independent research on foods and food sources and then eat only food that you believe is good for you.
“If you are well-educated, like to do your own research and eat only foods that you (all by yourself) determine to be healthy and pure, then it is safe to say that you are at risk for ‘catching’ orthorexia nervosa,” reports Natural News. They note that the originator of the term claims he never intended for the disorder to be applied to anyone “who is merely pursuing health by eating well,” but only to people who do so in “unhealthy” ways.
Orthorexia Nervosa – New mental disorder aimed at people who insist on eating a clean diet (Natural News, March 6, 2015)