Orthorexics have a fixation with the 'purity' of their food. So eliminating processed foods, dairy, wheat, other 'dirty' foods is their way of eating 'healthy.' The question remains – what about the chemicals, natural pesticides, bugs in their food
Currently, there is no evidence to suggest that handling food or consuming food is associated with COVID-19, so healthy eating remains a key factor to major improvements in health and well-being. However, for some people, the focus on healthy eating can become obsessive and develop into an eating disorder known as orthorexia. 1
Orthorexia, or orthorexia nervosa, is an eating disorder that involves an unhealthy obsession with healthy eating. People with this disorder have an extreme fixation with the 'purity' of their foods, as well as an obsession with the benefits of healthy eating. Orthorexia is a preoccupation with 'right' and 'wrong' foods.