Citations:carborexia

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English citations of carborexia

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  • 2008 — Bryony Gordon, "Obsessed with saving the planet? There are worse fates", The Telegraph, 22 October 2008:
    You are probably suffering from "carborexia", Or "energy anorexia". Psychiatrists in America have identified a new mental illness that threatens the very fabric of society: an obsession with saving the planet. Some people are so addicted to cutting their carbon emissions that they seem to have gone quite mad.
  • 2008 — Ruth Tierney, "Are you carborexic?", The Sunday Times, 9 November 2008:
    Nevertheless, carborexia does seem to be more than a passing fad.
  • 2008 — Morgan Josey Glover, "Carborexic: Do some go too far with going green?", News & Record, 11 Novemeber 2008:
    At least, that's the concern mentioned by some mental health experts in news articles warning about "carborexia."
  • 2011 — Sherwood, Keith, & Craig Idso "The Debilitating Disease of Climate Alarmism", CO2 Science Magazine, 13 July 2011:
    In fact, they report that displays of climate change related obsessive and depressive behaviors has led to the creation of the term "carborexia," which "refers to individuals who have a fanatical desire to reduce their personal carbon footprint, to the point where it severely affects their lifestyle and normal daily activities."