orthorexia

[ awr-thuh--rek-see-uh ]

noun

1. an obsession with eating foods that are considered healthy, especially when accompanied by an obsessive aversion to, or even fear of, foods that are considered unhealthy.

orthorexia

/ ˈɔːθəˌrɛksɪə /

noun

1. a disorder characterized by a morbid obsession with eating healthy foods only

Other Words From

• or·tho·rex·ic adjective noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of orthorexia¹

orth(o)- ( def ) + -orexia ( def ); coined by Steven Bratman, U.S. physician, in 1997

Word History and Origins

Origin of orthorexia¹

C21: from ortho- + ( ano ) rexia

Example Sentences

Some say orthorexia represents this dangerous slide from health to pathology.

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