11/4/10

Is being a picky eater a eating disorder?

From the DIET BLOG:
Is being a picky eater a eating disorder?

No it isn't. Science be damned! If you're an adult and you still won't eat vegetables because they're "gross," you're behaving like an infant, and you need to grow up.
But, odds are your parents did a lousy job of introducing you to new foods. So, if you were raised on a diet of potato chips, snack cakes, fast food, and cola, I guess its not totally your fault.
Still, you're not seven anymore, eat some broccoli, it won't kill you!
New research by the University of Pathetic Excuses, suggests being a picky eater may not just be a childish mindset, but rather a medical condition. Oh boy...
Actually, it's Duke University and the University of Pittsburgh, who are entertaining this harebrained assumption; launching an online registry/survey, which has already attracted 2,000 nudniks, who consider themselves "picky eaters."
A representative for Duke University said most of the research on picky eating has been done on children, so this survey will finally focus on adults.
Its being call the Food, FAD study short for the Finicky Eating in Adults study. Go ahead, you can take it yourself online. I tried, but the website told me, "Mr. Pugliese you're an obnoxious jerk, this study is not for you. Go away."
Listen, I know I should be sensitive here. Trust me, I am. If you're anorexic, bulimic, or just plain lactose intolerant - like me - I feel your pain.
But, if everything grosses you out except for grilled cheese sandwiches, French fries, and waffles, like one person mentioned in the report you just need to grow up, plain and simple. Stop being a baby and try something new, period.
Sorry, but this "research" caters to the "it's not my fault, I can't help it" crowd. Fail.

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