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Scrutinizing the way you eat is a good thing. Wondering where your food comes from and how it's produced is a good thing too. Filling up on fresh, wholesome, food is an excellent way to get the nutrients you need and maintain your weight. But when concern over food issues goes too far, it can actually be detrimental to your health.

Orthorexia is defined as an "obsession with healthy or righteous eating". An orthorexic may spend hours thinking and planning their next meal, whether it be organic, raw, macrobiotic, etc. They may become agitated when faced with a situation where they don't have control over what's being served. When they do break and eat something off-plan, they may feel like their bodies are being poisoned by the offending food.

It's not clear whether orthorexia should be categorized as an eating disorder or a form of obsessive-compulsive disorder, but either way, orthorexics can put their health at risk by severely limiting the nutrients in their diet. As eating foods that are not conventionally processed becomes more of a mainstream behavior, health experts are seeing more cases of orthorexia cropping up, especially among celebrities.

How much do you obsess about what you eat? Has it ever become a problem for you?