‘I was scared to even eat the vegetables in my fridge’: the eating disorder that focuses on food purity

‘These creators have much in common: hypervigilance about supposed dietary threats, public support for RFK Jr, and profiting from their ideas.’ Composite: Guardian/Getty Images

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

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