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Explained: How ‘clean eating’ obsession and social media feed new eating disorder

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Newstalk ZB,
Publish Date
Thu, 29 May 2025, 3:28pm
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Explained: How ‘clean eating’ obsession and social media feed new eating disorder

Author
Newstalk ZB,
Publish Date
Thu, 29 May 2025, 3:28pm

There's nothing harmful about eating healthy, but one new disorder boosted by social media is raising concern among experts.

Orthorexia refers to  an obsession with healthy eating that involves excessive self-imposed restrictions that can lead to negative health effects - and it's getting attention among the medical community. 

Food writer and expert Niki Bezzant joined the Afternoons team to discuss.

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