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Orthorexia is currently not an official medical diagnosis, and it is not listed in the DSM-IV.
Dr. Sharma’s Obesity Notes » Blog Archive » When Healthy Eating Becomes an Obsession 2009
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It's called Orthorexia, and sufferers refuse to touch foods they regard as evil - sugar, caffeine, wheat, dairy, yeast and gluten, as well as booze, obviously.
Home | Mail Online 2009
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"Orthorexia" ( "correct eating") is a new coinage that describes an unhealthy obsession with sticking to your diet.
Boing Boing: February 10, 2002 - February 16, 2002 Archives 2002
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People with Orthorexia are obsessed with healthy eating plans such as food allergy plans, but this masks a bad relationship with food.
Gabrielle Bernstein: How to Address an Eating Disorder Gabrielle Bernstein 2011
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There is a less familiar eating disorder called the "Night Eating Syndrome," named Orthorexia, which is thought to be similar to anorexia.
Gabrielle Bernstein: How to Address an Eating Disorder Gabrielle Bernstein 2011
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Orthorexia is a word turning up frequently in the media to describe an excessive focus on healthy eating and dietary restriction.
Darya Pino: Orthorexia, Bacon Worship And The Power Of Food Culture 2009
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Orthorexia is not yet an eating disorder recognized by the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders.
Tara Stiles: Orthoskepsis: When Too Much Thinking Is A Bad Thing 2009
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Orthorexia is a word turning up frequently in the media to describe an excessive focus on healthy eating and dietary restriction.
Darya Pino: Orthorexia, Bacon Worship And The Power Of Food Culture 2009
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Orthorexia, or the fixation with eating only the healthiest or purest foods, is the new black.
Charlotte Hilton Andersen: Hilary Clinton Does Not Have An Eating Disorder 2008
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Orthorexia, an eating disorder, afflicts those with an over-the-top obsession with healthy food DR.
NY Daily News 2010
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