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Orthorexia Nervosa | Eating Disorder - Symptoms


Symptoms of Orthorexia Nervosa

What Orthorexics Experience?

While the side-effects of Orthorexia Nervosa are not as bad as crash dieting, patients tend to manifest the following symptoms -

  • Deficient diets can contribute to illnesses ranging from the flu, anemia, or cancer.
  • This type of eating disorder can produce an inadequate intake of vitamins and minerals, leading to avitaminosis, changes in blood pressure, osteoporosis and a hardening of arterial walls.
  • Most orthorexics have a protein deficiency and are deficient in calcium and iron.
  • They also have low sugar levels; therefore often feel tired and listless. This belies the myth that healthy food energizes you.
  • It is common for victims of orthorexia to have pale skin and be thin.
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