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Dangerous Science Labels You As Mentally Sick Because You Eat To Be Healthy

By | March 8th, 2015 | Modified - March 8th, 2015
Dangerous Science Labels You As Mentally Sick Because You Eat To Be Healthy
Dangerous Science Labels You As Mentally Sick Because You Eat To Be Healthy

When I first read this abstract [1] I thought it was a joke because of its content and because there were typos in the abstract. I realized it wasn’t a joke since it was on the US National Library of Medicine National Institutes of Health’s website.

After doing some research I found out the article was originally written in Spanish and the typos were a result of translating the abstract into English. After I accepted that the article did belong on the US National Library of Medicine National Institutes of Health’s website, I quickly saw how dangerous the perspective of the abstract was.

The abstract states:

“Orthorexia is an obsessive-compulsive process characterized by extreme care for and selection of what is considered to be pure ‘healthy’ food. This ritual leads to a very restrictive diet and social isolation as a compensation. Orthorexics obsessively avoid foods which may contain artificial colours, flavours, preservant agents, pesticide residues or genetically modified ingredients, unhealthy fats, foods containing too much salt or too much sugar and other components.”

By removing the word “obsessively” the behavior listed are the behaviors of people who eat a whole food plant-based diet. To view someone as obsessively practicing these behaviors is subjective, so anyone practicing these behaviors could be labeled orthorexic.

Orthorexia nervosa is not currently recognized as a clinical diagnosis in the DSM-5. If ever does become recognized it could be a way of targeting vegans who eat a whole food plant-based diet and people who do not eat the listed substances in order to protect their health.

The abstract goes on to say:

“Women, adolescents and those who practice sports suchs as body building or ahthetics are the groups at higher risk.” (The typos are part of the original text.)

This is the really dangerous part of the abstract:

Treatment of orthorexia require a multidisciplinary team involving physicians, psychoterapists and dietitians. In some cases, antiserotoninergic drugs may be required as part of the treatment. (The typos are part of the original text.)

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About Author:

Aqiyl Aniys is the author of the book Alkaline Herbal Medicine, the Alkaline Plant Based Diet book, and the children's book, Faith and Justice eat an Alkaline Plant Based Diet." He received a certificate in plant-based nutrition from Cornell University, a BA in Organizational Behavior and Communications from NYU, worked as an elementary school teacher, and studied social work. He enjoys boxing, kick boxing, cycling, power walking, and basically anything challenging, and his alkaline plant-based diet supports all that he does. Learn more about transitioning to avegan diet using the Dr. Sebi nutritional guide.

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