distinct from- odmienny od…/ inny niż..

widespread condition- powszechna choroba/ popularne zaburzenie, etc.

currently- obecnie

to recognize- uznać/ uważać za …

to present symptoms- ukazywać/ “zdradzać” objawy.

Distinct from other eating disorders, orthorexia is “an unhealthy obsession with otherwise healthy eating”. It’s unknown how widespread the condition is because it is not currently recognized as a clinical diagnosis. As awareness of healthy eating grows and more consumers than ever before go vegan and gluten free, clinicians say they are encountering more patients presenting orthorexia symptoms. Now, some health experts are calling for its formal recognition.

exclusively- wyłącznie/ jedynie

allergic to …- uczulony na …

blood tests- badania krwi

convenient- wygodne/ łatwe, etc.

it is estimated  that …- szacuje się/ uważa się, że …

to suffer from … – cierpieć na …

Twenty years ago, many of the patients  with anorexia were vegetarians. Now, they also talk about eating exclusively organic food or say that they are lactose intolerant and allergic to gluten, when their blood tests show that they are not. These explanations are convenient ways to hide their fear of eating high calorie foods or foods prepared by others. It is estimated that nowadays more than 30 million people may suffer from this condition in the US alone.

at a time- okresowo/ “co jakiś czas”, etc.

grocery aisles- alejka ( tutaj: w sklepach)  z produktami spożywczymi

stocked with …- wypchane/ pełne … 

slippery road- śliski grunt

to develop eating disorder- zachorować/ zapaść na zaburzenia związane z odżywianiem się 

to run out of …- skończyć się/ wyczerpać się

These days, most of us probably know at least one person who, in an effort to be healthy cut out entire food groups or restricted eating to juice drinking  for days at a time. Supermarket grocery aisles are stocked with gluten free products and soy cheese, while vegan restaurants seem to pop up every month in a big city. In the US gluten free product sales increased 63% from 2012 to 2014, vegan cheese sales went up by 22% in 2014. But it’s a slippery road from trying to eat right to developing an eating disorder. People start to restrict certain food groups with the best of intentions. First they become vegetarian, then vegan, then raw and finally they may run out of the things to eat….