Have food fads gone too far?
We’ve all heard of the Atkins Diet, and apparently some celebs swear by the maple syrup detox diet or the blood type diet… The list is seemingly endless, and as soon as one seemingly wacky approach to food is discredited, another pops up to take its place.
Conflicting information reigns supreme, so no wonder our relationship with food has become even further warped as we struggle to understand how to feed ourselves healthily. Apparently some of us are becoming so obsessed with these strange food fads, where certain food groups are favoured or others are completely cut out of our diet, that it now has a name: orthorexia.
Orthorexia, or an obsession with eating the right food, doesn’t sound too harmful in itself. The problem lies in the many different fads and myths that circulate. All it takes is a celebrity endorsement or an ill-informed story and people jump on the bandwagon in the hope of transforming themselves into healthier and happier people.
Unfortunately this isn’t always the result. Any obsession with diet can become unhealthy, and when entire food groups are omitted from the diet, serious deficiencies can result. Although the Atkins diet should only be followed for restricted periods of time, I know of someone who carried on obsessively for two years.
The major health issues may start to become apparent in the years to come, as those who have rejected dairy products start to see the effects that lack of calcium has on bones and teeth, for example.
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