Eating healthy obviously does not hurt, however the obsession with "healthy food" does. Diets in which several "very healthy" food groups are eliminated are increasingly popular.
This food disorder is known as ortorexia, which consists of excluding meat, natural fats, foods grown with pesticides or herbicides, as well as artificial substances in their daily meals.
Nutrition experts say that people with this disorder often feel guilty when they do not follow "their rules"; Are punished with diets and rigorous fasts, whose results could translate to anemia, lack of vitamin or energy.
Who is most likely to have this disorder?
According to specialists, people with obsessive-compulsive behaviors and those who have suffered anorexia nervosa are predisposed to suffer.
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