Orthorexia
Tips for How to 'Work off' Calories Don't Belong on Food (Or Anywhere)
A study showed this tactic led to people consuming less, but that’s because this framing encourages disordered eating and an unhealthy relationship with food.
The 'Wellness Influencer' Lifestyle Can Be a Gateway to Disordered Eating
The corner of the internet that chronicles meticulous diets and “clean eating” regimens is still a petri dish for orthorexia.
Clean Eating Is Giving Veganism a Bad Name
"Clean eating" and "wellness" are making vegans look even more ridiculous to everyone else than we already did.
The Unhealthy Truth Behind 'Wellness' and 'Clean Eating'
My eating disorder had once looked very different, and then I found wellness—but I was not well.
When Does 'Eating Clean' Become an Eating Disorder?
Orthorexia is defined as an obsession with healthy foods. In the age of raw food diets and Instagramming each of your meals as you #eatclean, it's becoming increasingly common—and dangerous.
'Eat Clean'? The Smug Instagram Lifestyle Might Not Be So Healthy After All
A "healthy eating" anxiety disorder known as Orthorexia can ruin your health, sex life, and make you cry about fruit.
Coming Out About Eating Disorders Might Not Be Cathartic, But It's Important
Girls' Zosia Mamet became the latest celebrity to share her struggle with an eating disorder this week. Author and previous anorexia sufferer Emma Woolf explains how important this public "coming out" is.
Biohackers Are Turning Meals into Math Across the World
An offshoot of Silicon Valley’s ‘Quantified Self movement’, biohackers are using technology to precisely track what they consume and how it affects them. They don’t just want to look good; they seek peak physical and mental performance. But where is...