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Dr Steven Bratman calls them health food junkies because they're obsessed with eating health foods. Here's a description of this eating disorder, orthorexia nervosa.
Orthorexia nervosa is an eating disorder coined by Dr Steven Bratman. Here is his quiz that determines the presence of orthorexia nervosa, plus information about this obsession with health foods. "Healthy eating disorders" occur when eating nutritiously becomes a harmful obsession with health foods, says Dr Bratman, author of Health Food Junkies. Orthorexia nervosa isn't an eating disorder listed on the DSM-IV; in fact, some medical professionals say orthorexia nervosa isn't indicative of a psychological disorder at all. They say there's no such thing as a healthy eating disorder, nor can people have health food obsessions. Other professionals who have counseled clients struggling with health food obsessions have a different perspective. These eating disorder specialists say it's obsessive compulsive when people are obsessed with health foods. Their relationships suffer and their health deteriorates because they eat only certain foods in an attempt to stay pure in their eating habits. Dr Bratman has personal and professional experience with health food junkies, which is why he believes that health food obsessions should be taken seriously. Diagnosing Health Food Obsessions or Orthorexia NervosaIt may be simple to determine if you're struggling with this eating disorder or health food obsession. Dr Bratman created an orthorexia nervosa quiz to help people decide if they're obsessed with health foods or just healthy eaters. Dr Bratman also asks a few preliminary questions about lifestyle and health food obsessions. Questions That Clarify Health Food Obsessions
If your answers are "yes", you may have a health food obsession or orthorexia nervosa. According to Dr Bratman, you're a health food junkie. If you're still not sure, the following quiz may help further clarify a health food obsession. Orthorexia Nervosa QuizThis quiz is from Dr Bratman's book Health Food Junkies. The 10 questions will help you determine if you're obsessed with health foods. Score 1 point for each "yes".
If you answered yes to two or three questions, Dr Bratman says you have at least a touch of orthorexia nervosa or health food obsession. If you have a score of four or more, you may be struggling with a healthy eating disorder. Coping With a Health Food ObsessionIf you're seriously struggling with a health food obsession or think you have orthorexia nervosa, talk to your doctor or counselor. Orthorexia nervosa can become as unhealthy as anorexia nervosa or bulimia. If you're coping with orthorexia nervosa, you might find Coping With a Health Food Obsession helpful.
The copyright of the article Health Food Obsessions in Psychology is owned by Laurie Pawlik-Kienlen. Permission to republish Health Food Obsessions in print or online must be granted by the author in writing.
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