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According to Wikipedia (accessed Aug 18), orthorexia nervosa is a term coined by Steven Bratman, a Colorado MD, to denote an eating disorder characterized by an unhealthy obsession (as in obsessive-compulsive disorder) with what the sufferer considers to be healthy eating.

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Anorexia nervosa is a disorder with a grim reputation -- even experts say that it is often devastatingly chronic and carries high mortality rates.

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Ph.D., and Jörn von Wietersheim, Ph.D. Animal studies assessing mechanisms of self-starvation under conditions of stress and diet suggest a pivotal role for the mesolimbic reward system in the maintenance of core symptoms in anorexia nervosa, which is corroborated by initial empirical evidence in human studies.

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Ph.D., and Jörn von Wietersheim, Ph.D. Animal studies assessing mechanisms of self-starvation under conditions of stress and diet suggest a pivotal role for the mesolimbic reward system in the maintenance of core symptoms in anorexia nervosa, which is corroborated by initial empirical evidence in human studies.

Am J Psychiatry current issue 2010

Referred to as “pro-ana “, this is the “rejection of the idea that anorexia nervosa is an eating disorder.”

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Are they taking laxatives or exhibiting other symptoms of anorexia nervosa?

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Are they taking laxatives or exhibiting other symptoms of anorexia nervosa?

Bettina Elias Siegel: Eating Disorders Caused By Nutrition/Fitness Education In Schools? I'm Not Buying It Bettina Elias Siegel 2012

Patients with anorexia nervosa, a sometimes deadly disorder, often refuse to eat because of a fear of gaining weight and develop abnormally low body weight as a result.

Parental Role Aids Anorexia Recovery Shirley S. Wang 2010

About two-thirds were affected by anorexia nervosa.

Melinda Hutchings: Eating Disorders In The Playground Melinda Hutchings 2011

About two-thirds were affected by anorexia nervosa.

Melinda Hutchings: Eating Disorders In The Playground Melinda Hutchings 2011

Indeed, orthorexia nervosa, characterized by dietary restriction based on personal interpretation of food purity, might be added to the DSM-6 as a new eating disorder.

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