Orthorexia nervosa

It is characterized by an obsession with "healthy" food and diet, getting to interfere in the daily life of the person, eliminating diet all products that are not natural and healthy as meat, fats, processed or prepared foods, fast food, etc. Check out some diet products often cause problems in the body to not get all the nutrients you need. For example, without milk can lead to a deficiency of calcium, needed for bones, muscles and nervous system. In the flesh it deprives the body of an important source of protein and iron whose absence makes anemia, resulting in lack of energy, low concentration and breathing problems.

Of course, the characteristics of various addictions like alcohol, drugs, sex, shopping even known but orthorexia is another type of addiction that occurs for various reasons such as stress or depression and should prestársele lot Attention. Besides the strict diet combined with routines or excessive exercise benches, weakening further.

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