Is it possible for healthy eating to become unhealthy? Unfortunately, yes. There are individuals who become obsessed with eating to improve their health and take it to such an extreme that it does indeed become unhealthy. Orthorexia, a term that refers to a fixation on eating proper and pure food, has gotten some recent media buzz because of Steve Jobs and his “apple-and-carrots-only diet.”
It also seems you can’t turn the corner without hearing about some celebrity who’s either on a detox or cleanse diet because they strongly believe this will make them healthier and lose weight fast. Should we all jump on the bandwagon? As a registered dietitian I strongly advise against these drastic measures.
