is being a vegetarian an eating disorder?

Question

i think it is

Answer 1

1.Eating dead carcasses(filled with hormones and antibiotics),eating a chicken's period,and drinking a cow's breast milk.

2.Eating fruits and veggies and other plant foods


Which one sounds like a disorder?I'm thinking number 1.

Answer 2

Being vegetarian doesn't mean you have an eating disorder, yes some vegetarians have an eating disorder but so do omnivores. I'm a vegetarian and I have struggled with weight issues but I did it because it felt wrong to eat animals. Honestly all I can say is I feel better about myself because I know that I didn't eat an animal, I get good vibes from it and loads of energy so its no longer about weight loss but happiness. So like I said veggies/non-veggies can BOTH have eating disorders but being one or the other doesn't make you have an eating disorder c:

Answer 3

First of all... Vegan&proud Lol to your answer I love it!

I will say though that my health has never been better than living on a vegan diet, with propper wisdome and understanding a vegan or vegetarian diet can be a very healthy diet choice and might very well be the best diet for the human body.

Like any other diet though you could turn a vegetarian diet into an eating disorder if you don't understand how to eat properly.

When researching about diet from both angles (vegetarian/vegan over a diet including meat) I found the vegan/vegetarian side to be far more convincing and logical and to have better back up. I am not gonna bother to put any links cause information can be so easily found on google or other search engines.

Answer 4

No--I agree with the above poster--it is a lifestyle. In order for a habit to be an eating disorder, it must cause harm. Being vegetarian does not cause harm to the individual, therefore it is not an eating disorder. Yes some vegetarians can have nutrition problems (not supplementing or eating the right combinations of foods) but vegetarianism in and of itself is not a health concern.

Answer 5

I think it can be if the vegetarianism is based on revulsion. Now to begin with, meat eating IS revolting when looked at 'objectively'. This is what William Burroughs meant in Naked Lunch--when everybody sees what is on the end of the fork. But it is such an old old story! God Himself repented of prosecuting meat-eating (bending to popular demand). It is just such a lack of l flexibility to let that revulsion prevail. What next--revulsion at people because they eat meat? As a man, I never saw a beautiful woman who couldn't persuade me to eat whatever she wanted me to eat. Let alone that I should be offended because she was a meat-eater. When I was younger I believed onoly vegetarian women were beautiful but it just isn't a fact.
I am however a vegetarian for health reasons. I do think it is healthier to follow a vegetarian regime. But I would never feel as if I could not eat meat if I wanted to. And frankly that is the kind of vegetarian that I suspect will at some point give up its childish ways--typically at parenthood if not before.
Of more importance is getting a high degree of nutrition. Which includes lots of protein--to replace the protein in meat.
So, disorder? Maybe too strong a word: just shut up and eat what's pn your plate and stop being such a primadonna. You're really not sensitive. Stop whining so much.

Answer 6

Nah, it's not. I'm not veggitarian, neither do I plan to be but it's just for people who either don't like meat, think its cruel, or want to be healthier. There's really nothing wrong with that. I eat meat with almost 2 meals a day but I don't think being a vegitarian is an eating disorder. Besides, eating disorders are a brain disease. Just because I don't drink milk or eat cheese doesn't mean I'm crazy, just means I'm lactose intolerant :)

Answer 7

No. That could be one of the most ridiculous things I've heard. It's a matter of not eating food you don't like. Vegetarians don't like meat, so they don't eat it. It's not an eating disorder.

Answer 8

Its more of a personal life choice or in some cases a medical issue. So long as an individual gets a proper balance of amino acids, fats, carbohydrates, and proteins (which is the biggie without meat) its fine.

Its the same way with lots of stuff. If you don't eat the brains of your ancestors does that mean you hated them? According to some (one?) culture the answer is yes. To the rest of the world, not so much. Its all about perspective.

Answer 9

I don't think so, to me its a lifestyle. I think a eating disorder is not eating anything and how many vegetarian do you see become anorexic

Answer 10

I think it's a disorder if it is being done for the wrong reasons eg to lose weight. If it is being done because of beliefs regarding the treatment/killing of animals or simply for health reasons I don't think there is a problem with it.

So long as the person is happy with their decision and healthy, it should not be an issue

Answer 11

Disorder? Perhaps for some who do things out of some weird physiological or pathological reasons. But for me, I was altering my diet for athletic performance. The more I studied about what food is good for humans, and what the human digestive system is best designed for and altering my eating accordingly, the more my performance improved. But I also noticed many other improvements. So, no, not a disorder. More of an educational progression, in my case. I consider myself to be quite inquisitive and smart, therefore I think that this way of eating (lifestyle if you want) was inevitable. I could have takes many different routes and come to the same place in the end. First and foremost, it’s all about me. Me me me. The more selfish you are, the more you will want to improve yourself, your diet, your surroundings, and so forth. For selfish reasons, I do not want to live in a polluted environment; I want to eat the best foods possible; I want to be at the athletic best; I don’t want anything clogging my brain either, I want what’s best for me in every aspect. This expands to my environment, which expands further to the world and to the outer reaches of the universe. Simple. I am at the centre of my own universe (as are you) therefore, what I do will reverberate outward to the rest of the universe, if you want to think of it in grand terms. What I do affects everything else, as does everything else affect me.