My point is this, you cannot call obsession with purity in your food and eating healthy a problem unless the problem is that they aren’t actually doing that like your friend appears to be doing. It...
I see the article’s point because I’ve seen some extreme behavior, having worked in the addiction field. There are some who have no flex in what they eat and can be extreme (like my friend). It doesn’t pay off for her health and she spends way too much money. (It’s gone on for years).
The issue is only when the healthy eating obsession actually turns into harm of oneself or others.
Eating health conscious is…healthy. Being obsessed to your own detriment or that of others is where it becomes a “disorder.”
Some people have legit food issues, like allergies or real intolerances that cause illness… others pick up obsessions because they’re trendy. Then it leads to disordered eating.
Most of us who just want to eat clean, simple food don’t fall into these categories.
The issue is only when the healthy eating obsession actually turns into harm of oneself or others.
Eating health conscious is…healthy. Being obsessed to your own detriment or that of others is where it becomes a “disorder.”
Some people have legit food issues, like allergies or real intolerances that cause illness… others pick up obsessions because they’re trendy. Then it leads to disordered eating.
Most of us who just want to eat clean, simple food don’t fall into these categories.
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