RE: ABC 20/20 Orthorexia Nervosa Document - Reaction

On September 5th 2008 ABC 20/20 aired a document on Orthorexia Nervosa, an eating disorder classified by an obsession with healthy eating/food (the problem is in the mentalities and attitudes towards food, not the food choices themselves - those only become problematic when they become restrictive and imbalanced for one's health). I do not feel this document clearly articulated the intensity and crazy reality of orthorexia nervosa. Here is a brief reaction from me.

You can read the article online and watch the 2 part document by following these links:

Healthy Food, Unhealthy Obsession: Pt. 1
http://abcnews.go.com/Video/playerIndex?id=5739648

Healthy Food, Unhealthy Obsession: Pt. 2
http://abcnews.go.com/Video/playerIndex?id=5739687

The article itself:
http://abcnews.go.com/Health/Stossel/story?id=5735592&page=1

I also encourage you all to speak up. I'm very disappointed to see so many people who support this AS a valid eating disorder, and also who say they support me, silencing their voices on the public comment forum.

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