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Orthorexia — When Healthy Eating Becomes Unhealthy

Posted on: Oct. 5, 2020

Orthorexia is a term that many will not be familiar with. It is not a commonly known eating disorder because it is a relatively new condition. A clear definition of orthorexia is that it is an eating disorder that involves an intense obsession with…

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Freddie Flintoff: Living with Bulimia — A Documentary Review

Posted on: Sept. 29, 2020

This article presents a review of the recently aired BBC1 documentary ‘Freddie Flintoff: Living with Bulimia’ (BBC1, 28th September 2020, 9pm). It was a harrowing report of a man in the public eye struggling with an eating disorder…

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Male Eating Disorders

Posted on: Sept. 28, 2020

A common misconception people have about eating disorders is that it only affects women. However, this is completely untrue. The rise in eating disorders among men is alarming. Between 10–20% of people diagnosed with bulimia or anorexia are male…

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How an Unhealthy Relationship with Food Can Lead to Eating Disorders

Posted on: June 12, 2019

We need food to survive — a fairly simple concept. However, the rapid rise in eating disorders indicates a fundamental problem whereby many people have a distorted relationship with food which leads to eating disorders. The definition of an eating…