ORTHOREXIA

What is orthorexia?

Orthorexia is a illness that people pay a lot of attention to quality of food which they eat. Orthorexia is caused by the fear from unhealthy food.

Why do more and more people suffer from orthorexia?

Every day we can hear on TV about new diseases which are caused by bad food. People start to be afraid of what they eat. They try to use a good diet which contains only healthy products.

What are the symptoms of the disease?

People live in fear of themselves and control obsessive quality of eating food. They are still thinking of daily menu and stop social meetings. Unfortunately, they ruin them healthy because of vitamin and mineral deficiency.

What are the harmful effects of orthorexia?

Orthorexia can cause a lot of illnesses such as hypertension, osteoporosis, anaemia or cancer.

In what sense is dieting dangerous?

People who are dieting reduce amount of eating food but they forget that they also cut down vitamin and mineral. People who stick to some diet often starve themselves.

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