Øde claims he had an eating disorder after “Farmen kjendis”

“Farmen kjendis” is in the last week and, as usual, we see participants getting thinner and lighter. Viking Lasse Matberg has said that he lost 18 kilos in weight, and when Øde Nerdrum visits Good evening Norway, he recounts an unpleasant experience after his stay.

He says that he brought his eating habits from the farm to real life and that his food intake has been reduced.

– So I eat food, but I think I have had some eating disorders after leaving the farm. I think so, says Øde, who fell a bit quiet when he told an acquaintance.

– I remember telling someone and then shutting up a bit because eating disorders are a serious diagnosis. But I sincerely believe that it is an eating disorder, because you get used to eating less than you need.

The severity determines

Eating disorders are, as Øde mentions, a serious diagnosis, and Good evening, Norway has contacted clinical nutritionist Tine Sundfør for her opinion on this.

She says he has to talk to Ø himself to assess whether he has an eating disorder or not, but that he can make a general statement.

– It seems to me that Øde experiences that he has a more problematic relationship with food and eating, but it is the severity that determines if you want to characterize this as an eating disorder.

He points out that there are usually several factors that cause one to develop an eating disorder and that this does not happen overnight.

– But a period with very little food and a greater focus on weight and body reduction, something I see being on the farm, can be a trigger reason, explains Sundfør.

Potatoes to avoid starving

Anniken Jørgensen has also previously spoken to Good Evening Norway about how hungry she was on the farm.

– I can’t explain how hungry you are all the time. It’s so special and it’s probably the worst. Being without a mobile phone is very nice, and you know yourself, but living with potatoes … You are hungry all the time, I walked thinking about wine and shrimp all the time.

– Potatoes are the only thing we have so we don’t starve, says Jørgensen.

Niklas Baarli asks Øde Nerdrum if he is malnourished.

– It may have been there in post-recording periods, yes. I got used to being a little hungry, says Nerdrum.

Not optimal

Nutritional physiologist Sundfør says that a diet consisting of potatoes and barley grains will not provide the body with enough of the nutrients it needs over time.

– This is not an optimal diet for health, and we know that a better diet today than before is a more important reason why health status has improved and life expectancy in Norway has increased, he says.

It also says that our body is adaptable and copes well for a few days with less food. Many of us could benefit from living a little more like them on the Farm.

– Given that today we have a growing problem of overweight and obesity in Norway, where almost 70 percent of the adult population is overweight and about 25 percent are obese, it will be beneficial for many to move more and work more with the body, such as they do it. at the Farm, Sundfør explains.

– A lower intake of sugar, sifted wheat flour, meat and alcohol would be beneficial for many of us, but we should not starve.

This is how TV 2 responds

Good evening Norway has also spoken with TV 2 to find out if it is justified to give so little food to the participants.

– The production has arranged for the participants to get the nutrients they need during their stay. There is enough food, but it can be a challenge to get enough food as much of the food is monotonous and difficult to digest, says program editor Kathrine Haldorsen.

It also says that participants have access to various foods upon arrival, such as salt and sugar, in addition, they have the opportunity to buy extra food at the market during their stay.

– Of course, it is unfortunate if Øde has experienced that he has had problems with food and weight after the stay, and we have contacted him to find out if there is anything we can help with, says Haldorsen.