2. Orthorexia
People who suffer from orthorexia take healthy eating to the extreme. The condition, the basis of which is an obsession with healthy eating, can have serious consequences on a person’s physical and mental health due to the weight loss and nutritional deficiencies associated with an overly stringent diet, as well the strict social limitations it creates.
“It becomes problematic when this person cannot enjoy a birthday party because the cake is not gluten free or cannot attend a social event because the food is not GMO-free,” says Amber Stevens, LMT, an integrative nutrition health coach. She also notes that the condition is often overlooked because the person seems to be “healthy” to others.
