Mental illness listPhoto:ShutterstockThe World Health Organization (WHO) specialists have come to an unusual decision: they have published a new list of diseases that psychiatrists should pay attention to, adding such ailments as vegetarianism and raw foodism. To the surprise of all adherents of plant-based food, their eating behavior is now officially classified as "mental disorders of habits and cravings". It should be noted that the diets of vegetarians and especially raw foodists are often criticized by the public, not to mention doctors and nutritionists. Thus, doctors believe that in refutation of this point of view, the vegetarian community has released many books and programs claiming that giving up meat in favor of vegetables and fruits is not at all dangerous, but, on the contrary, leads to an improvement in the physical condition of the body. But now all the arguments of vegetarians and raw foodists have come under attack, because it is unlikely that anyone will challenge the decision of the World Health Organization. However, its experts have a reason for such decisions: many cite the incident that occurred in Malaga, Spain, as the reason for including vegetarianism in the list of mental illnesses, where one of the local families forbade their children to eat meat and thermally processed foods. As a result of the strict parental measures, the children were hospitalized in serious condition, and their father and mother were sent to a psychiatric hospital. The vegetarian community responded to this incident and to the WHO decision, noting that it bears no responsibility for what happened, since it does not consider it acceptable to impose one's eating habits on those who do not agree with them, or those whom they may harm.
