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Signs of Orthorexia

Do you suffer from Orthorexia? According to The National Eating Disorders Association, three telltale signs of a problem with Orthorexia are:

• You spend an overwhelming amount of time and energy trying to eat healthfully
  
• Eating foods other than those considered healthy and self-approved results in feelings of guilt or even self loathing
  
• You use your dietary plan and your control over the foods you eat as a tool to avoid dealing with other issues in your life
  
• Other warning signs of the disorder include:
  
• No longer consuming many foods which you consider to be unhealthy
  
• Allowing yourself to eat only a few types of foods
  
• Seeking virtuousness from eating
  
• Finding that the way you eat has a negative influence on the quality of your life
  
• Experiencing some degree of social isolation due to your preoccupation with a strict healthy diet (for example, rarely being able to eat socially with people)
  
• Judging others for the way they eat."

Orthorexia: An Unhealthy Obsession with Healthy Eating