Prevalence of orthorexia nervosa in university students and its relationship with psychopathological aspects of eating behaviour disorders

ML Parra-Fernández, T Rodríguez-Cano… - BMC psychiatry, 2018 - Springer
Introduction Orthorexia nervosa (ON) is characterized by an obsession with healthy eating,
which may lead to severe physical, psychological and social disorders. It is particularly …

Prevalence and characteristics of orthorexia nervosa in a sample of university students in Italy

L Dell'Osso, B Carpita, D Muti, IM Cremone… - Eating and Weight …, 2018 - Springer
Aims Orthorexia nervosa (ON) has been recently defined as a pathological approach to
feeding related to healthiness concerns and purity of food and/or feeding habits. This …

Evaluation of orthorexia nervosa and symptomatology associated with eating disorders among European university students: a Multicentre Cross-Sectional Study

A Brytek-Matera, MD Onieva-Zafra… - Nutrients, 2020 - mdpi.com
The objectives of the present study were to (1) evaluate prevalence of orthorexia nervosa
(ON) in university students in Spain and Poland,(2) assess differences in ON and eating …

Orthorexia nervosa, eating patterns and personality traits: a cross-cultural comparison of Italian, Polish and Spanish university students

C Gramaglia, E Gambaro, C Delicato, M Marchetti… - BMC psychiatry, 2019 - Springer
Background The amount of research about orthorexic attitudes and behaviours has
increased in the last five years, but is still mainly based on descriptive and anecdotal data …

Evidence and gaps in the literature on orthorexia nervosa

M Varga, S Dukay-Szabó, F Túry… - Eating and Weight …, 2013 - Springer
Aim To review the literature on the prevalence, risk groups and risk factors of the alleged
eating disorder orthorexia nervosa. Methods We searched Medline and Pubmed using …

Orthorexia nervosa risk and associated factors among Chilean nutrition students: a pilot study

M Villa, N Opawsky, S Manriquez, N Ananías… - Journal of eating …, 2022 - Springer
Background Orthorexia nervosa (ON) is characterized by an excessive, obsessive concern
with healthy eating generating psychological complications and even malnutrition at a …

Orthorexia nervosa: relationship with obsessive-compulsive symptoms, disordered eating patterns and body uneasiness among Italian university students

A Brytek-Matera, ML Fonte, E Poggiogalle… - Eating and Weight …, 2017 - Springer
Introduction The present study aimed to investigate the relationship between ORTO-15
score and obsessive-compulsive symptoms, disordered eating patterns and body …

[HTML][HTML] Orthorexia nervosa in a sample of Italian university population

L Dell'Osso, M Abelli, B Carpita… - Rivista di …, 2016 - rivistadipsichiatria.it
Aims. To investigate frequency and characteristics of orthorexic behaviours in a large
university population. Methods. A total of 2826 individuals volunteered to complete an on …

Orthorexia nervosa in a sample of Portuguese fitness participants

C Almeida, V Vieira Borba, L Santos - Eating and Weight Disorders …, 2018 - Springer
Abstract Purpose Orthorexia Nervosa (ON) is described as an obsessive behaviour
motivated by great concern for following a healthy diet. Although it was first described in …

The assessment of orthorexia nervosa among 1899 Polish adolescents using the ORTO-15 questionnaire

J Hyrnik, M Janas-Kozik, M Stochel… - … journal of psychiatry …, 2016 - Taylor & Francis
Objective: Orthorexia nervosa (ON) is considered an eating disorder (ED), with an excessive
fixation on the consumption of healthy food and an obsession with its biological purity. Since …