Archive for March 11th, 2008

Do you have orthorexia?

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Orthorexia is a condition that describes people with an unhealthy obsession with healthy eating. ortho = right or correct rexia = appetite. I found the term in a book I’m reading “In Defence of Food” by Michael Pollan, the fellow who wrote Omnivore’s Dilemma. The book itself is excellent, as was his previous book Omnivore’s [...]