I am in danger of catching Orthorexia Nervosa

Hahahaha. I think you are trying to bait he-who-shall-not-be-named (are y'all friends this week or frenemies?)

Any behavior can be taken to an extreme.
Just like another disorder called paranoia. It ain't paranoia if someone is actually trying to hurt you.

LOL, well no one can avoid all sources of sugar or they'd die since we need sugar, good fats and protein to survive....

I do however disagree with this statement though.... "
To quote Jennifer Culbert (SAR'09), a registered dietician:
“So if someone cuts out processed food, or things that are genetically modified, or not grown organically, the danger is that they can become malnourished or underweight.”

because people have survived very well without processed foods or things that are genetically modified and it's ridiculous that anyone would suggest they would become malnourished or underweight as a result of not ingesting processed foods and genetically modified foods IMO.

These day's they have a label for every "disorder" under the sun...geez, what isn't a "disorder" these days?

Doesn't surprise me. Fear of eating in any form is a mental issue that becomes physical then behavioural...an extreme cycle that's difficult to change if the person truly believes it's helping him/her to be in control.

This doesn't mean that common sense regarding choices should be abandoned, however. We have to make good choices regarding our eating habits. Not everything agrees with us, even the "pure food" regimen.

Extreme thinking and behaviour isn't healthy...that's the problem more than the food, but it's a complex process that has to initially be acknowledged.

I tried controlling my food intake before diagnosis. Kept a journal for 2 years. Felt like I was going insane because nothing made a difference, and the anxiety attacks that started in all aspects of my life took over. I was grateful to diagnosis and my GI....incredible freedom! Eventually saw a psychologist...took a very long time to learn how my brain and body functions. Not perfect by any means, but extreme crap is nothing but a ball and chain behaviour.

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Q, I have to wonder if she was eating a balanced diet of a healthy (no processed or modified foods) diet then because people survived very well long ago when processed and modified food wasn't around.

I definitely had a food/eating borderline disorder because I avoided eating foods until late in the day, I didn't eat breakfast or lunch but maybe had a granola bar mid afternoon then ate a large supper and usually snacked into the evening a little. Now after seeing the dietitian and her putting me back on track (years of not eating at least 3 square meals a day) I am continuing to eat breakfast, lunch and suppers along with snacks on occasion when I feel the need to and my nails are much healthier as is my skin (hair was always shiny and bouncy, go figure) but my bowel habits really haven't lessened any nor have they increased (I always had it in my mind, the more I ate, the more I went, but now that I'm eating properly I'm not "going" more) kinda strange and I don't understand but I'm glad I'm not "going" more.