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Orthorexia: An Obsession with Eating Pure Foods

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http://www.eatright.org/Public/content.aspx?id=6442471029  

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Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics

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If someone refuses to eat food that is not "pure," rejects food she once loved, or can't bring herself to eat a meal she hasn't prepared with her own hands, she may be suffering from an emerging disordered eating pattern called orthorexia.

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