Purpose Orthorexia is described as a strict, health-oriented eating pattern with clinically
significant impairment in everyday life. Its prevalence varied widely in previous studies due …

Purpose Orthorexia nervosa (ON) is characterized by a preoccupation to eat healthily and
restrictive eating habits despite negative psychosocial and physical consequences. As a …

Background and aims Numerous studies have provided evidence for orthorexia nervosa
(ON), an eating pattern characterized by an almost manic obsession for and fixation on …

Objectives: Sociocultural factors and personality traits play key roles in determining dietary
behaviors. Orthorexia nervosa (ON), the pathologic obsession with healthy eating, is …

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 …

Orthorectic eating behaviour is characterised by a fixation on a healthy diet and rigidity
regarding self-imposed nutrition standards. Besides malnutrition, subjective distress and …

Purpose Recently, the concept of orthorexia nervosa (ON) as a potential new variant of
disordered eating behavior has gained popularity. However, published prevalence rates …

Background Orthorexia nervosa (ON) is defined as pathological healthful eating. The aim of
this study was to investigate whether there is any difference in orthorexic behaviours …

OBJECTIVE: Orthorexia, from the Greek words orthos (straight, proper) and orexis (appetite),
is a newly conceptualized disorder characterized by distorted eating habits and cognitions …

Consumers are increasingly reaching for food which is safe for their health. This tendency
may give rise to eating disorders defined as orthorexia nervosa. The prevalence of …