Dr Dray's What I Eat in a Day: CLEAN EATING OR ORTHOREXIA? 

Protruding collar bones and gaunt face are classic signs of ED as someone who suffered years from this. She seems much better now

She comes from a ballet background, and you know that’s a training ground for eating disorders. I think it would be interesting to calculate the total calories she consumed and subtract it from 2000 calories.

Fats are monumentally important for hormones and nervous system function. I never skimp on my fats.

Even when she eats “oatmeal” she mixes it with riced cauliflower, btw. Less than half of the oatmeal is actually oats. It’s mostly cauliflower, and then a bit of flavored stevia stuff. 🤨

First time I watched her and thought she looked rather thin and she seems to be that type A personality, must have total control over things. Then I checked her comment section and not one comment about how gaunt she looked. Which I found strange, RU-vid is notorious for trolls let alone every *concerned* person who has to add advice no one asked for….and not one comment on her weight!?! Seems really strange which made even more apparent she has to be deleting negative comments. No one gets only positive comments

She thinks it’s okay because of the volume of food. It’s a great anorexia trick I know myself. She shouldn’t promote this. When I was an obese 14 year old terrified of going from middle school to high school I fasted (50-zero calories daily) for a whole summer. I drank 2-4 litters of diet soda daily and lots of coffee black or just a teaspoon of non dairy creamer. I dropped from 220 pounds to about 150. Then I couldn’t keep it up and eventually got fat then in my 20s did 500 calories a day for months while exercising 4 hours a day and again dropped a ton of weight…, and then got fat again. Now I’m 50. I’ve had 300 or less calories a day for the last 5 days… eating disorders are such a curse

Dr. Dray is obviously suffering from a long-standing eating disorder. She also deletes any negative comments on her channel. I’m glad people are critiquing her diet videos. She’s putting them up as an example of how to eat and that’s dangerous.

Buying expensive special items for someone with disordered eating is like a way of telling themselves that they are taking care of themselves. They convince themselves that eating these expensive special things is somehow treating them to "good health".

I think your insight to her needing to eat specialty food was fascinating. Very perceptive! One of Dray’s less remarked upon habits is her use of a bib when she eats. Lots of disordered eaters use this kind of security blanket to create a barrier between themselves and their food. She’s obviously very troubled and I hope she fully recovers one day. Her fans come guns blazing for anyone who points out the obvious - that she looks unwell and sickly. Yes, her skincare advice is sound but she’s putting up footage of her workouts and meals. She’s the one who put her body and health center stage. Dray is the now pumping her face full of fillers in an attempt to look less gaunt & healthy. I would say the fillers as a way to achieve a healthy look are akin to how you described her diet “woefully insufficient”.

For me coffee is not a dieters trick but rather a mom hack to stay awake 😂 In all seriousness I remember watching Dr Dray’s life in a day video with her stringent workout and diet and I recognised a former me that used to have to run off 2000 calories to ‘earn’ a meal 😕 I hope she’s doing better. Her skincare advice is awesome.

I’m so glad you mentioned the built bars 😂 I’ve seen all these youtubers promote them lately and honestly that’s when I get skeptical

Also you can notice a lot of raw vegetables. Which is good sometimes, but you won’t digest a lot of vitamins from a raw broccoli or cauliflower. That type of vegetables are more easily digested when they are cooked a bit. Plus they all contain vitamins that need fat/oil to be absorbed. And this choice of raw vegetables looks like a diet that requests more energy/calories for the body to metabolise these products than if they are stewed/grilled/boiled…

You should have more subscribers.. you're very nice to listen to

Definitely Orthorexia!

It's so interesting you brought up early morning eating - I was NEVER into breakfast, until I started getting up at 530 every morning with my partner to make him breakfast and lunch before he goes to work. I am a 32 y/o female and after adding breakfast to my routine it was a game changer - I usually skip lunch for no reason other than lack of appetite but I will have a good snack.

I used to have an eating disorder and I still struggle with disordered eating and I was stunned when I saw this video not yours I actually saw Abby sharps first but then I start to watch some of Dr. Dray's content and it's not just the eating it's also the exercise, and other odd behaviors she's located in Houston where it's extremely hot on and she says she's wearing layers for some protection which makes sense she's a dermatologist but so does wearing sunscreen wearing fall layers and not just like covering up with a layer is also a way that people lose weight or a lot of wrestlers do it on lotta people with eating disorders do it a lot of our fighters do it to drop weight it's a popular tactic so I definitely do not think you are seeing things add all she counts out popcorn kernels for her monthly half a cup a cup popcorn on the oils counts out always on huge huge cups of coffee multiple diuretics multiple salads with zero dressing actually there's no oil in her diet at all all I can go on and on just writing this is reminding me of all the activities I used to do when I was at the height of my eating disorder that was something so hard to break and also at the beginning of every one of her videos she starts it off by working out and selling that and that's just her morning warm-up she also works out a second time every day it's all a very very bad and troubling picture and she's also someone who goes around kind of fear mongering certain ingredients in skin care products like fragrance which is very but nine for 95% of people, Yet is unwilling to look at herself it's something so so dangerous she also spoken about her extensive hair loss which is also another big sign of an ED is you lose a ton of hair and she said she got it back by buy this really expensive hair regrowth helmet and she grew her hair really long but all of that is it normal behavior it's scary really, Also what is even more scary and even bring it up does it look like someone who could run 5 miles in the scary thing is she does run like 2 to 5 miles every night and that's her second workout of the day, she looks like I looked when I had an eating disorder and also when I had a severe drug problem which fed into my eating disorder I use stimulants because they made me not hungry I also did a lot of the things you mentioned seltzer water I didn't like the taste of diet soda I really liked regular Coke it was one of the only cheats I gave myself but if I had a regular Coke I didn't have anything else the entire day it was like my once a week like weekend snack or like gift to myself which is so sad, but the Perrier I had drank that religiously and she does go to these like highly specialized like online markets and yes she does go to Costco but it's surrounded by all these other really high end options she doesn't even shop at Trader Joe's like I love Trader Joe's as someone who had an eating disorder and now is the one who is past me eating a drug issues although I still struggle but I'm over them for the most part, well I still struggle sometimes with disordered eating but not with the rest of it, but even she thinks she's above Trader Joe's it's all very strange and also she harps a lot in her videos about the price of like skincare products and beauty products and stuff like that yet as you mentioned she says in the amount of money on this very specific and unhealthy diet of hers

Thank you for this video. I was taken aback at how thin and unhealthy she looks in most of her posts. And most of the commenters didn't seem to notice and instead talked about how amazing she looks. Now I hear that she deletes anything negative about herself.

I have been a Dr Dray subscriber/follower for a while and yes before she looked really thin and malnourished even boney but lately she has been looking healthy ..thin but a more healthy thin...he mother was diagnosed with cancer so I have alot of respect for her in keeping her head up and giving free advice on skin care cuz I don't follow those vegan diets 😝

Im literally here looking for her videos after reading an article on Orthorexia

The fat intake is nil...😐

I am a year late commenting on this video. I used to watch Dr. Dray a few years ago. I stopped watching her because it was just too hard to watch someone waisting away. But the reason she has all this wacky food is because she was sponsored by the online store I herb. She got it for free. But she could’ve picked higher calorie food.

I follow Dr. Dray for her skin care advice because she is amazing for that. She is constantly debunking the myth that we need expensive skin care products to take care of our skin- I appreciate that about her. I have been watching her for 4 years now and you will be happy to know that she has definitely made great strides over the past year or so with regard to her weight and diet. I think she has loosened up her strict eating rules a bit and looks much healthier now ( even though she is still thin). I'm guessing this video was from over a year ago? Great video....you deserve more subscribers!

I think she def has a type of ocd in her skin care and in her food. She also seems to have hair loss and uses at home laser

her diet is vegan, low-carb, low-fat, low-sodium and low-calorie....... disordered eating may be an understatement

Magnesium is a laxative. I wouldn’t want to eat at 4 o’clock in the morning. I wouldn’t want to be up at 4 o’clock which seems the more interesting question

I follow her channel and she really has impacted a lot of how I take care of myself and my kid, her content is phenomenal. She also isn’t problematic and seems very smart, kind and practical. However her eating habits are clearly impractical at best. She does look way better than she did before. Kudos to her.

Jungle peanuts Jungle peanuts are beautiful heirloom nuts, wild-crafted by the Shuar tribe of the Amazon. These amazing peanuts are quite likely the original ancestors to all the commercial nuts grown today. Beautiful to behold, they're long and lean, with a deep chocolate-colored stripe. now we know... lol

So orthorexic. Love her but she’s setting very poor examples as an MD.

I love how you approached this honestly, especially since you’ve experienced disordered eating yourself. I’ve seen other reaction videos where they were so mean and judgmental. (Sorry, but I found Sharp’s video to be a bit condescending). Dr. Dray has changed my skincare and how I take care of myself for the better. She is very skinny though, and I’ve wondered about her eating habits too. You’re right though, at the end of the day, we don’t know her personally and can only speculate. 🤷🏼‍♀️ she does look better than she used to 2-3 years ago though.

Sometimes when I look at Dr Drays teeth it kinda seems like she's bulimic.

to be honest my local grocery has so much produce that is all i buy

How can a person be healthy on a virtually fat free diet? Fats are needed for hormone production. Also, she consumes copious quantities of caffeine-which is a diuretic-which pulls sodium and potassium out of the body….yet she vigorously avoids sodium in her diet. This can’t be good for adrenal health! Then, her food choices are dangerously high in oxalates. A high oxalate diet can cause eczema, arthritis, digestive issues, and other health problems.

Let’s just say her teeth and the skin around her mouth look familiar.

She talked about her teeth chipping in her video about cosmetic procedures, is that not a big sign (in combination with all other signs?)

She is looking much better recently

The most frustrating thing about her is as a person recovering from an eating disorder. She has such a big platform and can utilize that to not only save a lot of peoples lives, but help encourage people, but she clearly is deep in her disordered eating and it’s not seeking help. I think that’s what frustrates me the most about her

As a thin woman who lost a significant amount of weight after a lumpectomy that lead to anxiety and depression and trying to gain it back again, I can honestly say I'm worried for her. She is definately underweight for her body shape and height.

Dr. Dray like so many other “influencers” simply delete comments that don’t completely support them. She definitely seems to have OCD but do her adoring fans even notice the illness? It is easy when you live alone to fixate on all of these details of your routine but how many families or low budget from folks can realistically live this way? To think it is healthy to slaughter chemicals on your skin every two hours be completely covered up & never get a ray of sun on your skin is madness.

Thumbs up for giving me new information within the 1st 5 min!! I didn’t realize mg pills should be taken at night for their sedative properties. My dr recommended them in the morning to help with migraines but they aren’t fully absorbed because of the coffee I drink and mg makes me wanna nap I’m 2 hours. I’ll try it at night (after checking it’s okay to do so)👍🏻

Using a bean or nuts at each meal is a good protein source. She is probably staying away from most grains being sprayed with round up weed killer when commercially grown

Bring the noise, indeed!

Salt is good… I agree! 👍 Very important to keep all the essential minerals in your body.

think you hit the nail on the head - especially how expensive her diet is - I was flabbergasted with how much she "spends in a day" but I bet you'll never see her do a video on that! lol

I noticed this about her, but also the lack of people commenting on it. Recent videos show she must be doing some kind of filler?? Not sure

Her dishes sound delish

I'm concerned that she is slowly starving herself with that diet of hers

Thank you Kevin, I've been very concerned about Dr Dray for years. She is pale because she avoids the sun an lathers her face with sunscreen daily.

i have struggled with disordered eating my whole life but i either binge eat for months at a time or eat like dr dray for months at a time. i either have 1/4 cup of oats sweetened with stevia for breakfast.…or i’ll get a steak egg and cheese bagel with 2 hashbrowns, and large sweet tea from mcdonalds. my weight fluctuates 50-80 lbs a year. i’ve asked my doctor for help a few times 😪

Take a shot every time he says grand lupin

Raise the camera. Its disorientating. I feel like I'm in a tunnel . No disrespect

Ground lupin is one of the most popular foods in Ecuador 😂 and very cheap. Full of protein. We all love it. Eat it almost every day

everybody loves four sigmatic because they are getting paid to promote it.

I disagree with the cutback of sodium - while she probably doesn’t need to, a lot of Americans take in a high sodium diet from preserved foods/snacks/cans and could do with low sodium products

She did look severely underweight (in and around 2017), likely anorexic. Though her diet has flaws, she was really onto something with the vinegar! Strong research, summarized well in Dr. Michael Greger books, proved that women who ate at least 5 times a week a portion of salad dressing with vinegar (and olive oil) had half the risk of fatal heart attacks than women who didn't use vinegar. Also, people who drink about 3 cups of coffee per day (even decaffeinated!) have a proven up to 30% more life expectancy/less risk of death due to all death causes than people who drank less coffee. Also, her diet includes a lot of great components to boost autophagy and AMPK, which prolong quality of life and life span in humans. I think her protein ratio might be low, haven't mentally calculated all her meals intake. Also, eating rice is not the wisest of choices in foods, as its nutritional profile is low, it only spikes insulin, and it's a bunch of carbohydrates without any benefits really. She could eat a lot of healthy & tasty things instead of rice that could bring her protein intake up as well as fill her stomach/satiate her more.

You were way too easy on her. You let her slide right off the hook.

She said she’s not hungry at 4am, I feel like that’s very normal. Additionally, maybe she genuinely wants a green smoothie in the morning. It’s interesting videos about other peoples’ diets are even made, where we all speculate about what the person is eating and why, when it’s really none of our business and could be doing more harm to what a person may already be experiencing. If someone wants to starve themselves, or eat super healthily, or spend a ton of money on low calorie food, so be it. It’s up to everyone to make decisions for themselves and discern who is a good role model for health and diet. Yet, here I am watching this video too.

She's not or hopefully wasn't as in has changed now spending much on food because she was only eating 1,000 calories a day. I say that number because reminds me of someone on Supersize versus superskinny. The foods she were eating were healthy but lacking energy and protein and because of the meager amounts lacking some micronutrients.

To be fair, chicken tenders and fries would be immensely helpful to her right now, as it would add some caloric density to her palette.

Ive seen water dripping dowm her nose and it always looks like her thoat hurts,my guess,sje had bolemia snd throws up before het videos,maby to feel slimmer?

dermatologist make 100k-200k she can afford it

I ate bunch of baked ziti and veal Parm then I ate my cannoli and my husband left his tiramisu unsupervised and it jumped at my face and I had no choice but to open my mouth and eat it... it was self defense... 😂... I use to eat every 2 to 3 days.. I like food nowadays lol

Here's what I put my salad: -Lettuce -One tomato -1 small bell pepper -1/2 Cucumber (or the whole thing) -Zero-calorie garlic salt and zero-calorie red wine vinegar And I will have cheese, sticks, milk, protein bars, OR 2% milk for protein.🙃

Poor Dr. Dray has put herself in an old folks home with that ridiculous bib. Good for having someone spoon feed you gruel

Not being hungry in the morning is common when you were using a cup of coffee as an appetite suppressant! Health practitioners are trained not just in recording clinical symptoms but observing clinical signs. And the signs of ED And lack of nutrition are clear such as cachexia and pallor are clear to see - with the obvious interfering with weight gain this ‘day in the life’ is like a manual for ED, not good for vulnerable younger viewers. I’m sad for her because I feel she needs help, but I also don’t think she should have such a platform. She needs specialist support. PS Magnesium could be taken any time of day because as well as its use as a muscle relaxant at bedtime, magnesium is essential for our ATP energy production. which is probably why she needs to take it in the morning, to help her get through the day.

She is also very defensive about ppl leaving comments on her anorexia. She’s not a good role model.

I would love to see the cost alone for one day.

I am vegan but you definitely need extra virgin olive oil, avocado, seeds, nuts etc for omega 3. You also need to eat legumes, tofu, tempeh, nuts & seeds etc for protein. She is also not vegan as she promotes non cruelty free products. So she can say she’s plant based but not vegan. Also raw spinach, kale, cauliflower, broccoli is not good for you. These need to be cooked.

Not everyone who eats huge quantities of low calorie nothingness, and is obsessive about their digestion, fiber, food, portions, and meal timing has a disorder. Oh wait...

She added mushrooms ( protein).

10-15 dollars a day? I spend that or more for feeding pets. For me it needs to be less than $5. Agree with him that specialty food is insane and shouldn’t be promoted

Your not seeing things. Something’s not right.

I just hope you present the topic without using her and Zoom every detail of her persona,, she rarely or never point an issue using other ppl channels or live (except whew gwenth P sunscreen video and she was so rwspectful and classy),, if she needs help this wouldnt help. I followed her channel since the biggining and she helps me a ton,, wish her the best and to her mom,, lovely ppl. Addresss subject or issue with research info scince and not other person life. In my opion. If the statement genuinely concerned is real….. at the end we are all humans and not perfect.

She makes a ton of money on RU-vid! Ofc she is going to try to get as many sponsors as she can. I’m not all convinced from her.

I just had a fruit bowl and cream.. worked high pace for 8 hours. Then a large green salad.. greens. Saurkraut. Bacon. Garlic. And a few croutons. Homemade. Very low cal. If I eat this every day.. with a few change ups.. I'm more filled and satisfied than I am with a 12 inch pizza. Lots of greens are key. I'm not skinny. I'm beefy and muscular

And she does stay at home.. she does consultations online with people and meetings online. Shes not even practicing in a public setting and hasn't for a while. Shes an influencer.. she has the power to influence people with her platform and her acting like shes healthy and eats healthy is dangerous. She gives health tips to others and that's scary to me, because if someone with body dysmorphia were watching her they would feel triggered, or someone recovering from an ED.. it's just not a good idea for her to not address what she knows everyone notices and is concerned about. She seems SO freaking sweet, I want her to be okay and healthy so she sticks around for a while.

No not regular table sugar

I think she eat around 1200 calories

I agree with you 100%. As a wholefoods plant-based eater myself, I know the importance of having balanced nutrition. The diet she showed in this video is not healthy wholefoods, plant-based nutrition. It's woefully unbalanced as you indicated. No fat, no protein, no wholefood carbs, etc. etc. The proof of the pudding is how she appears. She looks skeletal, bones are jutting out all over the place. Her skin looks pasty, not just untanned because of sunblock or staying out of the sun. A white complexion that looks healthy normally has a glow and some pink in the cheeks. The pink is indicative of healthy blood flow and oxygen in the skin. I'm commenting because I'm concerned for her. I also think that as a doctor, it's incumbent upon her to set an example of good health. Her skin care videos are very informative. But I was watching one and she looked so bad that I couldn't believe she had no awareness of how she looked. I'm not trying to be mean; however, I find it hard to watch her anymore because of the lack of insight into her own health she appears to have.

I dont understand how she survives. She is avoiding oil, meat, starch and sugar. She compensates for the lack of fuel with hits of caffeine that gives an adrenaline rush (stress). So she will have adrenal fatigue if this continues. Why a bib? Thats creepy. Is she a toddler? I also think she must have really low energy levels. Im a bit conserned with the exessive use of fake sugar. Who knows what problems that can cauze.

RU-vidrs will promote just about anything if they get a paycheck, even if it’s overpriced and a shady business. 😂 I’m a naturally thin person, but don’t have a gaunt look like Dr. Dray. I eat a little of everything but avoid TV dinners and highly processed, high sodium foods. My doctor says I’m healthy and am not lacking any vitamins. Dr. Dray is a rich doctor and is single so she can afford an expensive diet. Her face looks fuller now but I think it’s from filler and Botox, just an assumption, I don’t know for a fact.

Her current Instagram videos looks way better. She looks way healthier

Vegorexia

sadly she looks like she's getting thinner recently, i hope she's okay

I totally hear you and completely agree that she does not look healthy at all, I noticed her extremely pale face and protruding facial bones which is not what anyone should strive to have BUT I'd still LOVE to have her self-determination, strict self-discipline and unbreakable will power. I would love to have at least half of that.. it is admirable you know what I mean?

I love her videos because she shares her knowledge on all forms of skin disorders. When it comes to her ED, I thought she was doing better about a year ago but now, I am worried for her health. Bones are protruding more. Hardly eats in front of camera. She is mainly looking at the food, taking small bites...hardly eating anything. 😢

I hate how any time someone comments on an ED rumour y'all got to bring into scrutiny the fact someone is pale. Tan does not mean healthy. A lot of people are naturally pale AF. My walls are white and ppl always joke they look yellow next to me. I had someone pour milk on my arm and go 'lol it's darker than you are' and why??? The obsession with being tan is so specific and inconsequential. There are so many valid points you could make but instead you're all always obsessing about someone pigment like it's anywhere within their control. Jfc it's just obnoxious and elitist.

You do not have to eat regular sugar ewwww. Use honey! It’s natural and has calories and antioxidants and it’s cheap. I’m not against carbs butter fats in general but the sugar hell no!! Again use honey. But then I work at a dental office so of course no sugar for me

Did you not see her shaking holding up the sigma coffee?

Admit he’s not a dietician or an md. If you’re so concerned why don’t you message her. Clearing a video for likes

Four sigmatic is really good and I am not a millennial I'm older. I love their adaptogen products. They just taste really good and they appear to be better for you than coffee. Try the hot cocoa.

Her most recent what I eat in a day video I think is better. I hope she started to realise she has an ED.

She doesn't have a tan 🤦 she's a dermatologist for god's sake...and she also has a pH D ...but here we go assuming everyone knows better....

She scares me....too skeletal...

excessive sodium intake is one of the popular causes of serious health problems

I’m in favor of a boring steak 🥩 diet 😋

Omg. She looks really underweight. Yikes.

I feel like all of these videos about her are boardline absuive and bullying her. I feel like picking her apart and her eating habits is more damaging to her. What is wrong with a green smoothie? I love green smoothies and I don't want oatmeal in the morning b/c I don't want to have to poop when I am out and about.... I also like to get certain brands b/c I like what they stand for and I am allergic to alot of stuff.....I do feel like her diet is low in calories though but I think all of these youtubers making videos about her is boardline bullying... she is so unproblemtic....

@18:10 Dr Dray, "I hope you guys enjoyed this what I eat in a day video." ... Kevin (in sarcastic tone) "Oh, I sure did." LoLoLoL - sums up this entire commentary. Seriously though, I truly hope she gets the help that she needs.

you are cute 😏

She's a woman who wants to stay thin and tries to do so in a healthy way. Not everything is a disorder, this is pretty normal.