Dec 13, 2024, 04:02 PM IST

Orthorexia Nervosa: An eating disorder; symptoms and affects

Vaishali Shastri

Eating in proportions may be healthy but too much restricting food can be unhealthy.

This becomes a disorder when one is obsessed with healthy eating to a level that they avoid eating at various times.  

This is called Orthorexia nervosa, an eating disorder where people are excessively conscious about food quality, food related illnesses, etc. 

Orthorexia can impact various aspects of life like relationships, mental and physical well-being 

People with Orthorexia are constantly concerned about the health of food: its quality, preparation, etc.  

Focusing too much on healthy food and eating in too limited amounts can lead to nutritional deficiency. 

This may also lead to fatigue, can weaken immunity and cause imbalance to hormones.  

Having rigid patterns of eating may also lead to social isolation 

This information is not DNA's opinion but obtained from media reports 

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