Vegetarianism, Eating Disorder Study Reveals Worrisome Relationship Among Women
“I can’t eat that, sorry.”
If you’re a vegetarian, that’s a refrain you’re probably familiar with. Food abounds — at work, at social gatherings — but you don’t partake because of your dietary restrictions. That mystery hors d’oeuvre or greasy teriyaki stick? Thanks but no thanks.
There are many valid reasons to be a vegetarian (see: the environment, your health, and the dismal state of the meat industry, for starters). But what if you go vegetarian to help disguise and aid an eating disorder?
New research suggests a large percentage of women with eating disorders may be doing just that.
Women suffering from eating disorders are four times more likely to be vegetarian than women without eating disorders, according to a recent study published in theJournal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics.
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