reading food labels, scrutinising ingredient lists, avoiding junk food and even cutting out grains, seed oils and sugar are all health-promoting habits. Those serious about wellness strive to get it right because they just feel better when they do. This is what keeps people making good food choices.
But there are some who become obsessed and have an irrational need to eat ‘clean’ and ‘pure’ foods, which are the characteristics of the eating disorder Orthorexia Nervosa. Sufferers, struggling with the desire to have a perfect diet, can end up socially isolated, malnourished and distressed.
