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an article that really bugged me

Apr 22, 2008 12:09

http://www.newsday.com/services/newspaper/printedition/tuesday/health/ny-hsspd5658412apr22,0,1822249,full.story

An article from my local paper today. The premise: Can a person be too concerned about eating ( Read more... )

health-orthorexia

Comments 61

laceyslostlove April 22 2008, 16:19:28 UTC

i'm a proud orthorexic
f-ck what that article says.

merryhatebear April 22 2008, 17:06:09 UTC

Good for you! ...and off topic here, hooray for Scattergories and Scrabble! Boardgames = fun times!

laceyslostlove April 22 2008, 17:13:28 UTC

i own at those games. i LOVE board games LOL

surlynymph April 22 2008, 16:21:42 UTC

WHAT?! I originally thought this was the previous article on the subject posted in this community, but WHAT!?

Not to mention that veganism is different and should not be compared to "orthorexia" I LOVE eating healthy and get a major amount of joy in doing so. I don't feel isloated from my friends and family and just feel a little different. *gasp* different?! Oh Gods! Oh no! Must . . . be . . . like . . . everyone . . . else! Gah!

Especially since by 2012 75% of the population will be overweight. *eye roll*

4. Does it sound beyond your ability to eat a meal prepared with love by your mother - one single meal - and not try to control what she serves you?

Because, the ONLY way I can show affection for my Mom and vise versa is through eating. I mean, I wouldn't know my Mom loved me if it wasn't for her Italian meat gravy.

5. Do you have trouble remembering that love and joy and play and creativity are more important than food?

I think people who eat junk food find a hard time doing this.

6. Have you gotten your weight so ( ... )

exairetemechane April 22 2008, 18:34:21 UTC

Especially since by 2012 75% of the population will be overweight. *eye roll* Surely you jest.

dorisp April 22 2008, 18:36:59 UTC

Maybe she meant in the US? Like half of adults in the US are overweight now.

surlynymph April 22 2008, 18:37:40 UTC

yes, exactly

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orphe_ April 22 2008, 16:22:14 UTC

dude's a moron, but at least it sounds like the author considers the concept ridiculous. unless you're shunning all your friends so you can examine all your food with calipers and scales and a calculator to get it perfectly nutritionally balanced, i don't see that looking down on mcdonalds is anything other than sane.

cannibalcountry April 22 2008, 20:04:45 UTC

yeah, seriously! My parents make fun of McDonalds and guess what? They eat meat and dairy!

sparklesalad April 22 2008, 16:23:24 UTC

Chicago is one of the fattest, closed-minded cities so f- it.

neva_butterfly April 22 2008, 16:24:41 UTC

Questions to ask yourself if you think - you may have orthorexia ( ... )

art_junkie April 23 2008, 01:43:47 UTC

#4 is fucked up man. *Hug*

neva_butterfly April 23 2008, 12:19:26 UTC

Thanks, I think it's called a combination of borderline personality disorder, narcissistic personality disorder, and they say co-morbid bipolar. In any case, not fun. But it makes me get annoyed when people say that my being vegan must make things hard on my mother... Some mothers just aren't capable of love, and what I eat doesn't change that in any way.