Do clean eating practices signal eating disorders? TheHealthSite?Clean eating? is perceived as highly positive by young people but this optimistic impression of ?clean diet? may signal a risk for eating disorders, researchers have claimed. The study was published in the ?Journal of eating Disorders?. Definitions of ?clean eating? typically include elements such as eating local, real, organic, plant-based, home-cooked foods, but frequently also touts more extreme strategies, like eliminating gluten, grains or dairy. Trendy, ?clean eating? diets are often highlighted on social and popular media, typically by non-expert celebrities, but there is no scienti...