Get help from one of the nation's leading Residential Treatment Centers. Timberline Knolls assists women and adolescent girls seeking lasting recovery from ...OrthorexiaTreatmentCenterforWomen&GirlsOrthorexiaisatermthatwasestablishedin1998 andrefers tosomeonehavinganunhealthyobsessionwithhealthyfood. Awomanorgirlwhostruggleswithorthorexiamightfocusoncleaneating,faddiets,ingredientlists,andfoodplanningtothepointwhereherhealthstartstosuffer.As EatingDisorderHopeexplains,womenandgirlswhoshowsymptomsoforthorexiaoftenfeelisolatedfromorsuperiortopeoplewhoconsumefoodsthattheyreject.  Thefiftheditionofthe DiagnosticandStatisticalManualofMentalDisorders (DSM-5)doesn’trecognizeorthorexiaasanofficialeatingdisorder,whichmeansmedicalprofessionalscannotuseitasanofficialdiagnosis.Thatcanleadtowomenandgirlsgoingfartoolongwithoutseekingorreceivingproperorthorexiatreatment. WhatAreSome CommonSigns&SymptomsofOrthorexia? Followingapopulardiet,beingavegan,orreligiouslyavoidingcertainfoodsdoesnotmeanthatawomanorgirlneedsorthorexiatreatment.Butifyouseesomecommonwarningsignsandsymptomsassociatedwithdangerouseatingpatterns,itmaybetimetostepin andhelp.Thesecaninclude: Spendinganexcessiveamountoftimeplanningmeals Followinganincreasinglyrestrictivediet Eliminatingentirecategoriesoffoodfromadiet Linkingself-esteemwithadherencetoadiet Hidingorconcealingfoodfromothers Refusingtoeatwithothers,oravoidingfoodinpublic Beingcriticalofothers’eatinghabits Feelingshameorguiltaboutfailingtomeetowndietaryrestrictions Obsessingovernutritionlabels Significantweightchanges Lowerbodytemperature Sleepproblems WhatArethe Causes&RiskFactorsofOrthorexia? Thereisnospecificcausethatmakesawomanorgirlmorelikelytodeveloporthorexia.Butthereareavarietyofriskfactorsthatcanincreasethelikelihood,suchas: Genetic:Familyhistoryofeatingdisorders,personalhistoryoftraumaorothermentalhealthconcerns,possessingcertainobsessivepersonalitytraitsorlowself-esteem Environmental:Havingajobthatplaces an emphasisonbeingthin,tendencytofollow