cured by doughnuts

what is orthorexia, you may ask? it’s short for the newly coined eating disorder, orthorexia nervosa. with orthorexia, the victim doesn’t eat too much, doesn’t eat too little, but rather eats too healthily. yes. orthorexics obsess over their healthy eating habits. is it clinically useful to have a diagnostic category for those who are just too darn concerned that they’re getting the complete range of essential amino acids each day? of course, with any disorder it only technically becomes clinically diagnosable when it disrupts day-to-day functioning, but this would then include serious athletes and anyone diligent about trying to lose weight healthily. more information is available at orthorexia.com.