Question

Steve is a 28-year-old triathlete who constantly consumes a healthy diet. he refuses to eat anything that he deems "unhealthy." he will rarely eat out with friends and even refused to eat a meal that his grandmother cooked for his birthday. he is extremely calorie and nutrient conscious. which condition might you suspect?

Answer 1

Steve has orthorexia nervosa. Orthorexia nervosa is an obsession with healthy food that the person deemed healthy, purely based on his own judgment with no scientific or nutritional basis. Compared to other existing eating disorders, orthorexia is not yet formally recognized in the DSM.