Vast menu of fad diets gives rise to new eating disorder

thetimes.co.uk - The symptoms vary. In some patients the illness manifests as an obsessive interest in the eating habits of cavemen, in others, those of Gwyneth Paltrow.

Then there are more subtle warning signs: a tendency to make “pasta” out of courgettes, broth out of bones or — most worryingly — an ability to pronounce “quinoa”.

In all cases, however, the diagnosis is the same: orthorexia nervosa.

Dieticians have suggested that this should be added to the list of eating disorders. Orthorexia is not about how much or what you eat but rather the way you do it.