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- adjective Having a
fixation withhealthy orrighteous eating - noun One who suffers from
orthorexia
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Examples
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While an anorexic wants to lose weight, an orthorexic wants to feel pure, healthy and natural.
Dr. Sharma’s Obesity Notes » Blog Archive » When Healthy Eating Becomes an Obsession 2009
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But avoiding the supermarket, isn't that orthorexic?
Darya Pino: Orthorexia, Bacon Worship And The Power Of Food Culture 2009
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These women are not a bunch of orthorexic hippies with a fear of sterile needles.
Doctor Resigns From Hospital Because She Won’t Do Unneeded C-Sections 2005
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It is not "pro anorexic" to suggest somebody eat less food, but how far should this pendulum swing? orthorexic.
Diet Blog 2010
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Where the line is drawn on the healthy/orthorexic continuum varies based on the individual, but when you don't travel or socialize with others for fear of not adhering to your diet
Diet Blog 2010
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The more severe this imbalance, he says, the more the orthorexic feels antagonistic toward the environment, becoming hyperaware of external impurities.
AlterNet.org Main RSS Feed Erika Alexia Tsoukanelis, E Magazine 2009
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The conference facilitator nodded, but instead of thanking me he stated that I might be a tad orthorexic-which indicates an obsessive fixation on eating healthy food.
New York Press 2009
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Health food junkies causing more 'orthorexic eating disorders cases'
Telegraph.co.uk: news business sport the Daily Telegraph newspaper Sunday Telegraph 2009
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"However, the underlying motivation is quite different - while an anorexic wants to lose weight, an orthorexic wants to feel pure, healthy and natural," Bratman stated on his website.
Stories from The Sun 2009
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"However, the underlying motivation is quite different - while an anorexic wants to lose weight, an orthorexic wants to feel pure, healthy and natural," Bratman stated on his website.
Stories from The Sun 2009
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