Okay so because I eat healthy and refuse to eat processed foods I have an eating disorder? I agree with Liz that you have have too much of a good thing. But because I am not going to eat something because it is bad for me doesn’t mean something is wrong. There is nothing wrong with making good choices as long as you aren’t using it as an excuse to not eat. That is where you cross over. But just because I refuse to eat that red 40, hydrogenated bag of chemical soup doesn’t mean I have a problem.

amen. i’m sick of being TREATED like i have an eating disorder simply because i’m not willing to ingest gallons of high fructose corn syrup daily. what is so wrong with cooking for yourself?? i happen to like knowing what goes into my meals–and being able to pronounce all the ingredients…

There’s always a pop psychology trend sprouting up. There have been a whole host of labels and “disorders” created years ago that now experts say either don’t exist or is in fact just “different” vs. “abnormal.”

If people are enjoying making good choices, why does it have to have an abnormal spin to it? If you look and consider what “norm” and “average” is these days in terms of health and the decisions people make regarding it, I think people will find much better things to make a video about.

I think the main thing people (who made the video) don’t understand is that people enjoy making these choices-choosing healthier, reading labels, learning how you might better your health through what you eat. Friends often tell me, “Oh, it’s Thanksgiving, just once a year, you should indulge (in turkey).”—I have no desire to! I”m not struggling to avoid it. It’s not tempting! There’s no psychological torture going on here.

If everyone set their goals to eating a little “purer” it would almost certainly do more good than harm!

Did anyone notice how they said “it can be dangerous” several times, but never said how?

Good to know we don’t have any food/diet hypochondriacs around here.

I heard this point once from a friend of mine.

The term “Eating healthy” is kinda absurd. This is what people should be eating. Fresh vegetables, nuts, legumes, fruits. There were no MCDonalds or fast foods or processed foods when the human came around. We ate the real human diet for thousands of years. So eating junk is not normal at least for our bodies. It has become a social norm recently because marketing has pushed it and it is great for corporate profit. Try making millions off a carrot. … not happening. Now try selling a hamburger full of fake addictive additives and sell it with a toy and man you got your self a gold mind.
Money makes the world go around and what money pushes, pushes us. Only the conscious will not be lemmings.

No Lena. That couple was claimed to be vegan in the press, but somehow the reporter didn’t understand that feeding your kid fish ISN’T VEGAN.

Even the prosecutor recognized that this couple was trying to claim to be vegan so as to con the court into thinking the death was due to that. The court got the sound science (that veganism can be perfectly healthy) and saw right through the couples’ bogus defense strategy.

There has been a recent onslaught of “-orexia” terms that aim to define behaviors associated with eating disorders. More of a cultural phenomenon than medical term, these “-orexia” words don’t diagnose or treat an eating disorder, but they have brought to light issues that may otherwise be overlooked. For more glossary definitions & to stay educated about eating disorders, visit our CED Blog: http://eatingdisorder.org/blog/?cat=4 – this post provides more insight about orthorexia.