be_ixf;ym_202108d_18;ct_50be_ixf;php_sdk;php_sdk_1.4.26https://centerfordiscovery.com/blog/anorexia-nervosa-orthorexia-nervosa/https://centerfordiscovery.com/blog/anorexia-nervosa-orthorexia-nervosa/CALLFORACONFIDENTIALCONSULTATIONCall866.482.3876ComparingandContrastingAnorexiaNervosaandOrthorexiaNervosaWrittenbyDiscoveryContributerCategorisedAnorexiaNervosa,OrthorexiaNervosaAnorexianervosaandorthorexianervosasharethesameGreekrootword,“rexia”meaning,“hunger.”However,thesedisordersaredrasticallydifferentfromeachother.Forstarters,“ana”means“without”and”“ortho”means“right’indicatingthatindividualswhostrugglewithanorexianervosawillgothroughdrasticmeasurestorestrictfoodwhereasindividualswithorthorexianervosawillgothroughextremestepstoeatonlypurefoods.DefiningOrthorexiaNervosaOrthorexianervosaischaracterizedbyanobsessionwithhealthydietingandconsumingonlypurefoodsbecomesdeeplyrootedintheindividual’swayofthinkingtothepointitinterfereswiththeirdailylife.Examplesofsevereeatingdisturbancesseeninorthorexiaincludeeatingonlyfruitsandvegetablesoronlyconsumingorganicfood.Unhealthyandobsessivethoughts,emotionsandbehaviorsabouteating“clean”or“healthy”foodcandriveindividualstoisolatethemselvesfromtheirfriendsandfamily,causingastrainontheirsociallifeandpersonalrelationships.Additionally,theirhealthcantakeatolliftheyrestricttoomanyfoodgroupsresultingintheeliminationofnecessarynutrientsandvitamins.DefiningAnorexiaNervosaAnorexianervosaischaracterizedbytheintensefearofgainingweight,adistortedbodyimage,inabilitytomaintainaminimallynormalweightandextremedietaryhabitsthatpreventweightgain.Therearetwosubtypesofanorexianervosaknownastherestrictingtypeandthebinge-eating/purgingtype.Mostindividualsassociateanorexiawiththerestrictingsubtype,whichischaracterizedbytheseverelimitationoffoodastheprimarymeanstoloseweight.Thesecondsubtypeisknownasbinge-eating/purgingsubtypewhichischaracterizedbyperiodsofbingingfollowedbyself-inducedpurgingbehaviorssuchasvomiting,diureticabuse,laxativeabuseorexcessiveex