It's a little-known and rarely-diagnosed eating disorder called "orthorexia". It's characterized by an obsession with health and dieting that causes someone to extremely limit the food he or she eats.

"Sufferers cobble together their own pseudo-food-sciences based on popular dieting fads, public health scares and new medical studies. Some are so strict they become anorexic and emaciated."

The disorder often has it's beginnings in a person's innocent and genuine efforts be healthy. Over time, however, the person becomes obsessed and his or her life is overwhelmed by thoughts of food. Read more at Tennessean.com.

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