As health institutions collapse and Maha influencers spread food fears, experts say orthorexia is on the rise

Katie Lundgreen Urness’s struggles with disordered eating began when she was just 11.

A gymnast, she put a lot of value in being petite. Urness, 28, who lives in Utah, remembers longing for candy as a child but “feeling like I couldn’t eat a single Skittle”.