By Mary Kekatos Health Reporter For Dailymail.com
Published: 23:02 BST, 15 May 2019 | Updated: 23:02 BST, 15 May 2019
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Being obsessed with clean eating like that peddled by Instagram stars can be a sign you are struggling to manage your mental health, a new report warns.
The condition in which a person is fixated with preparing and eating only healthy food is known as orthorexia nervosa.
Experts say that previous eating disorders or an obsession increase the risk of someone developing the condition.
But researchers found even a diet as common as vegetarianism could raise the risk of people suffering from orthorexia nervosa.
The team, from York University in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, says their findings shed further light on those who are at risk and can help healthcare providers further identify those have the disorder so they can receive treatment.
A new university from York University has found that lacto-vegetarians - people who don't eat meat or eggs but do eat dairy products - are among most likely to develop orthorexia nervosa (file image)
Previous research has shown individuals with orthorexia nervosa are obsessed with the quality of the food being prepared and eaten rather than the number of calories.
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