No. As they say:

If it weren't so damn hard to get food from your local grocer without worrying about getting "glutened" or the unnatural PUFA levels and insane amounts fructose, then i would be offended. People who don't give a passing thought of these things(outside of people who are able to buy organic and locally all the time because of locale) are stricken with something else- potentially harmful ignorance...

I've always been a picky eater.

I just kept picking different exclusions and combinations until I found one that made me very healthy.

Then I stopped.

Why would we consider this a disease that needs a latinish greekish word???

Not offended..a paleo diet is obviously what we are supposed to be eating. We dont have a disorder. Whoever came up with the term orthorexia probably works for General Mills, or Hostess or something. I dont like the term paleo too much tough, especially when explaining to others what I eat and why..it kind of makes it sound like we are trying to act like cavemen, and soudns sort of gimicky. And diet makes it seem like any other diet plan that doesn't work, where there is a start and an end, rather than a lifestyle change. I just stick to real foods, and ask the haters at work eating their "healthy choice" microwave meals, how their maltodextrin is..every day..Just to be a jerk

I'm not offended. I think some of us are. It's the obsessive nitpicking over minute details, such as:

Not eating regular eggs - or egg whites due to avidin. Or avoiding all eggs because of omega-6.

Fretting over the trend of the day: How can I eat more offal, fermented, marrow or gelatin?

Never eating chicken or pork due to n6. Never eating bacon or sausage.

Obsessing over macronutrient ratios/ketosis/blood work/pwo meals/pre workout meals/IF and the length of your telomeres.

I'm probably guilty of a few of these myself. But I think its healthy to acknowledge it and to be aware that we may be overanalyzing things that we do not fully understand.

After all, the important thing for most people is to avoid refined sugar/flour/veg oils and to eat real food as much as possible. The rest is highly individual.

The term "orthorexia" has been around for a few years, the anorexics love to use it as a distraction. people love labels. I'll be offended when commercials for prescription drugs to "cure your orthorexia" begin popping up!

One of the crucial criteria to legitimately call a behavior "disordered" is that it interferes with functioning.

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Need I say more, really?

It's obviously ridiculously to apply that label to people who are living healthy and happy lives. It's hard to find the label offensive when it is so obviously applied out of ignorance.

A small vindictive part of me is very happy when I'm criticized for eating things that will make me live longer. I just smile and say "See you in 10 years...if you're still around."

The only person who could really accuse me of this is my wife... she sees me eat at home where I am fairly strict Paleo. Anyone who sees me eat outside of my home would only know that I'm gluten intolerant and maybe a low carber, but otherwise I probably seem pretty normal.

Never heard of it until reading this question. No one I know is concerned that I'm orthorexic. They just think I'm wrong for going against what they think constitutes "correct" nutrition guidelines. It is easy to understand how Paleo could be perceived as a fad diet, considering how some people are marketing it, so I'm not going to be offended if anyone applies the "orthorexic" label.

The original article about orthorexia is humorous, maybe even tongue in cheek. The problem is the media "health" writers got a hold of it and turned it into a trendy issue.

Orthorexia is a serious disorder, same as anorexia or bulimia. None of them should be applied lightly or inadequately. Paleo (same as other eating systems) is not "orthorexic" but it's quite possible that some persons might be in the risk of becoming orthorexic. It's not about caring for what you eat, it's when it becomes total obsession interfering with regular functioning and healthy behavior (both physical and mental).

I find the phrase "the new cool eating disorder" dangerous, eating disorders are never "cool", they are potentially serious issues, people die of anorexia or bulimia. I haven't heard of someone dying because of orthorexia, but it doesn't mean that there weren't cases like that. A lot of people who are cutting away foods out of extreme fear and obsession might end up eating not enough for a proper functioning of the body. I think a lot of vegans and people obsessed with minuscule elements are in theoretical danger to push it too far.

I heard that everyone is gluten intolerant to a degree, it's like a spectrum. Being gluten intolerant is not cool.

I have a history with bulimia. I personally think orthorexia is offensive to people with real eating disorders and have found that being particularly picky about what I eat has relieved me of my symptoms of Bulimia. When I have allowed myself to eat bad foods such as dairy it has brought bulimic symptoms flying back. I also feel that it is another excuse for the pharmaceutical companies to drug people who don't really need it. I also feel that people who are truly orthorexia would either qualify as bulimic or anorexic. bulimics I feel would be especially likely to have this mindframe of if I eat something bad I need to get rid of it.