MTV “True Life” Puts Vegetarians On Orthorexia Spectrum
Written by Vegetarian Star on Monday, April 16th, 2012 in Animal Issues, Film & TV, Food & Drink, Nutrition-Health-Fitness.
MTV’s True Life is a documentary on the channel which features real-life stories of people with potentially devastating psychological issues, such as drug addiction.
A recent episode of True Life highlighted three people who were said to be obsessed with eating healthy foods. The series went further to suggest these individuals have a condition known as “orthorexia,” a popular psych term of today used to describe someone who refuses to eat many ingredients suggested to be detrimental to the body.
An interview with all three subjects, who are on the vegetarian/vegan spectrum, revealed their reasons for being so selective with food.
Eating disorders are certainly serious subjects, but it’s always a cautious situation when the unhealthy becomes the norm, giving anyone who refuses to consume a steady diet of Big Macs a label of such. After hearing Lauren, Andrew and Spring’s reasons for eliminating foods from the diet, it appears these people are simply making decisions based on data and education, like Andrew’s choice to stop eating chicken because of animal welfare practices.
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