Orthorexia nervosa (ON) is a condition described as a pathological obsession with healthy
eating. This paper will review the prevalence of ON and how ON is measured. The primary …

The aim of this article is to present the up-to-date diagnostic tools of orthorexia and markers
of its prevalence on the basis of the available literature. The authors searched …

Purpose Since the term orthorexia nervosa (ON) was coined from the Greek (ὀρθός, right
and ὄρεξις, appetite) in 1997 to describe an obsession with “correct” eating, it has been …

Background Orthorexia nervosa (ON) involves obsessive thoughts about healthy eating and
distress related to this obsession. There is still dispute over whether ON should be …

Endurance athletes need a regular and well-detailed nutrition program in order to fill their
energy stores before training/racing, to provide nutritional support that will allow them to …

Aim The aim of this literature review was to identify the tools developed and used to assess
orthorexia nervosa (ON). Methods A systematic search was executed in PubMed, Biomed …

Background The number of individuals following a vegetarian diet has increased in the last
50 years. Although the causal connection between orthorexic behaviors and vegetarianism …

Objectives Other than the ongoing debate about the epidemiologic and clinical relevance of
pathologically healthful eating, a phenomenon called orthorexia nervosa, there is not much …

Purpose Meat avoidance has long been thought to be related to eating psychopathology;
however, research does not necessarily support this notion. Furthermore, commonly used …

There is substantial evidence that plant-based diets are associated with better health but not
necessarily lower mortality rates. The exact mechanisms of health promotion by vegan diets …