Nigella believes people are using certain diets to mask eating disorders. Photo / Getty
As the author of a cookbook sharing some of the most indulgent cakes and puddings, it may not come as a surprise that Nigella Lawson is not impressed by the concept of "clean eating".
The celebrity cook has spoken out about the trend, which focuses on cutting out all processed
food in favour of eating it in its most natural form. She believes it can mask eating disorders.
According to Lawson, the issue with "clean eating" is it makes other ways of eating seem dirty or something to be ashamed of.
At a Jewish community centre's Speaker Series in London, she said: "People are using certain diets as a way to hide an eating disorder or a great sense of unhappiness with their own body.
"There is a way in which food is used to either self-congratulate - you're a better person because you're eating like that - or to self-persecute, because you'll not allow yourself to eat what you want."
