When an eating “disorder” can save your life.<br /><br />While, as I think you’ll clearly see after watching the entire three-part series, orthorexia cannot be considered a legitimate eating disorder, there are very real and very serious eating disorders (such as anorexia and bulimia) that should not be taken lightly. If you or a loved one suffers from one of these diagnoses, please seek immediate help from a professional.<br /><br />Subscribe to NutritionFacts.org's free e-newsletter and receive a recipe from Dr. Greger's brand-new cookbook, The How Not to Diet Cookbook: <a href="https://nutritionfacts.org/subscribe/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">https://nutritionfacts.org/subscribe/</a><br /><br /><br />In case you missed my previous video, check out Is Orthorexia a Real Eating Disorder? (<a href="http://nutritionfacts.org/video/is-orthorexia-a-real-eating-disorder" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">http://nutritionfacts.org/video/is-orthorexia-a-real-eating-disorder</a>). Stay tuned for The Orthorexia Nervosa Test (<a href="http://nutritionfacts.org/video/the-orthorexia-nervosa-test" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">http://nutritionfacts.org/video/the-orthorexia-nervosa-test</a>). You simply won’t believe how they “diagnose” this thing.<br /><br />Have a question about this video? Leave it in the comment section at <a href="http://nutritionfacts.org/video/orthorexia-nervosa-symptoms" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">http://nutritionfacts.org/video/orthorexia-nervosa-symptoms</a> and someone on the NutritionFacts.org team will try to answer it.<br /><br />Want to get a list of links to all the scientific sources used in this video? Click on Sources Cited at <a href="http://nutritionfacts.org/video/orthorexia-nervosa-symptoms" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">http://nutritionfacts.org/video/orthorexia-nervosa-symptoms</a>. You’ll also find a transcript and acknowledgments for the video, my blog and speaking tour schedule, and an easy way to search (by translated language even) through our videos spanning more than 2,000 health topics. <br /><br />If you’d rather watch these videos on YouTube, subscribe to my YouTube Channel here: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=nutritionfactsorg" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">https://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=nutritionfactsorg</a><br /><br />Thanks for watching. I hope you’ll join in the evidence-based nutrition revolution!<br />-Michael Greger, MD FACLM<br /><br />Captions for this video are available in several languages. To find yours, click on the settings wheel on the lower-right of the video and then "Subtitles/CC." <br />Do you have feedback about the translations in this video? Please share it here along with the title of the video and language: <a href="https://nutritionfacts.zendesk.com/hc/requests/new" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">https://nutritionfacts.zendesk.com/hc/requests/new</a><br />To view the subtitles in transcript format, click on the ellipsis button below the video, choose "Open transcript", and select the language you'd like to view them in. <br /><br />Image credit: olindana / Adobe Stock photos<br /><br /><a href="http://www.NutritionFacts.org" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">http://www.NutritionFacts.org</a><br />• Subscribe: <a href="http://www.NutritionFacts.org/subscribe" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">http://www.NutritionFacts.org/subscribe</a><br />• Donate: <a href="http://www.NutritionFacts.org/donate" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">http://www.NutritionFacts.org/donate</a><br />• HOW NOT TO DIE: <a href="http://nutritionfacts.org/book" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">http://nutritionfacts.org/book</a><br />• Facebook: <a href="http://www.facebook.com/NutritionFacts.org" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">http://www.facebook.com/NutritionFacts.org</a><br />• Twitter: <a href="http://www.twitter.com/nutrition_facts" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">http://www.twitter.com/nutrition_facts</a><br />• Instagram: <a href="http://instagram.com/nutrition_facts_org/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">http://instagram.com/nutrition_facts_org/</a><br /><br />• Podcast : <a href="http://nutritionfacts.org/audio/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">http://nutritionfacts.org/audio/</a>