February 12, 2010
Orthorexia
The obsessive compulsion to only eat healthy foods:
On Wednesday, the first draft of DSM-V was published online, kicking off a three-year process of public comment and further revisions that will culminate in a new and improved version come 2013. Orthorexia is not listed in this new draft and, despite the ongoing efforts of various eating-disorder groups, is unlikely to make its way into the final edition.
“We’re not in a position to say it doesn’t exist or it’s not important,” says Tim Walsh, a professor of psychiatry at Columbia University who led the American Psychiatric Association’s work group that reviewed eating disorders for inclusion in DSM-V. “The real issue is significant data.” Getting listed as a separate entry in the DSM requires extensive scientific knowledge of a syndrome and broad clinical acceptance, neither of which orthorexia has.
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I thought about this as I ate a veggie burger and onion rings.
I thought about it as I day-dreamed the proportions of a kombucha/champagne cocktail.
I thought about it as I thought about peeing in the snow.
I’m going to use one of my pee chutes to write my name in the snow tonight. Thanks for reminding me.
you’re welcome.