Orthorexia Nervosa in Adolescents and Young Adults: A Literature Review

Gkiouleka, Maria; Stavraki, Christina; Sergentanis, Theodoros N.; Vassilakou, Tonia

doi:10.3390/children9030365

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“…Orthorexia nervosa is an informally diagnosed condition characterized by an obsessive preoccupation with eating healthy and “clean” food. In this condition, it is the quality, not the quantity, of food that is crucial [ 10 , 11 ]. Orthorexia nervosa, sometimes called radical eating, is a condition in which a pathological obsession with eating the “right” food is manifested.…”

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“…Such behavior stems from the conviction that only eating healthy, easily digestible food and strict adherence to a diet will allow them to prevent the occurrence of diseases characteristic of modern societies-chronic non-communicable diseases [ 12 ]. Therefore, the desire to live a healthy and long life, to stay healthy and fit, and to focus on the quality of the food consumed rather than the quantity of the food consumed makes this disease not easy to diagnose [ 10 , 17 ]. There are also cases where patients who eliminate more products start consuming only water while believing that only drinking strictly selected water will ensure full health [ 5 ].…”

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Prevalence of Orthorexia in Groups of Students with Varied Diets and Physical Activity (Silesia, Poland)

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(1) Background: The literature emphasizes the role of many factors influencing the onset of eating disorders (EDs) and their mutual influence on each other. Therefore, this study aimed to evaluate and compare the prevalence of orthorexic behaviors in groups of health-related and non-health-related students in terms of their differential health behaviors—diet and physical activity levels. (2) The study included 300 individuals representing two equal groups of fields of study, which for the study were called the health-related field (HRF) and the non-health-related field (NRF). (3) Results: Based on the results of the dietary assessment, it was found that the best dietary model was characterized by the HRF group; in this group, 97.2% of students were characterized by a very good and good dietary mode. The NRF group, on the other hand, was dominated by a sufficient dietary mode for 64.4% of all cases in this group (94 people), while the dietary model marked as “good” was less popular, at 24.6% of this group (36 people). (4) Conclusions: Based on the cited self-research and information from the literature, it can be concluded that the problem of orthorexia is still a new issue at the level of social sciences, medical sciences, and health sciences. The psychometric tools used in this study allowed us to demonstrate the prevalence of the aforementioned eating disorders in the sample groups of students.

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“…It is challenging to include ON between the OSFEDs or the obsessive–compulsive spectrum disorders because there are no unanimously accepted diagnostic criteria or sound epidemiological data ( 31 ). An online survey ( N = 343 Italian healthcare professionals) showed that ON is considered a variant of ED by most responders, while others classified this pathology as a prodromal phase or a stage in the evolution of anorexia nervosa (AN) ( 32 ).…”

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An integrative model as a step toward increasing the awareness of eating disorders in the general population

Vasiliu¹

2023

Front. Psychiatry

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Eating disorders (EDs) represent a contradictory chapter of clinical psychiatry, i.e., although they are associated with significant prevalence and risks in the long term (including vital risk, especially for anorexia nervosa), the therapeutic resources are minimal and based on low-quality data. Another contradiction arose in the last few decades, i.e., a variety of new EDs have been described, either by clinicians or signaled by mass media, but their systematic exploration is progressing very slowly. Entities like “food addiction,” “orthorexia nervosa,” or “emotional eating disorder” still require intensive exploration in order to find the most accurate diagnostic instruments, diagnosis criteria, prevalence data, vulnerability factors, and therapeutic approaches. This article is focused on integrating into a comprehensive model a variety of EDs not specified or loosely defined by the current international classifications of psychiatric disorders. This framework is intended as an instrument for stimulating clinical and epidemiological research, with potential favorable consequences for therapeutic research. The dimensional model suggested here includes four main categories that accommodate the already recognized EDs (i.e., anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, and binge eating disorder) as well as ten EDs that still need intensive research to find their clinical and pathophysiological characteristics. More good-quality studies are urgently required regarding this topic, based on the mental and physical negative impact these EDs may have in the short and long term, especially in vulnerable populations (e.g., pregnant women, athletes, adolescents, etc.).

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“…Orthorexia nervosa is another physical symptom of OCD (Gkiouleka et al, 2022). This has been defined as an obsessive preoccupation with eating healthy and "pure" foods or as a type of "healthism" which has been defined as thriving for the best possible eating and exercise behaviors.…”

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Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) In Youth: A Narrative Review

2022

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This narrative review on obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) in youth briefly summarizes research on physical and cognitive symptoms of OCD based on facial, olfactory, sleep, orthorexia, social cognition, attentional bias and brain studies. Secondly, it focuses on risk factors for OCD including genetic factors, comorbidities, family prevalence, vitamin deficiencies, infection and Covid-19 effects. Treatments are focused on attention bias modification, cognitive behavior therapy, exercise and medications.This literature, while very extensive, is limited to some seemingly uninteresting laboratory paradigms and youth and parent questionnaire data as well as a few effective therapy and medication protocols.

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Orthorexia Nervosa in Adolescents and Young Adults: A Literature Review

Cited by 18 publications

References 84 publications

Prevalence of Orthorexia in Groups of Students with Varied Diets and Physical Activity (Silesia, Poland)

Prevalence of Orthorexia in Groups of Students with Varied Diets and Physical Activity (Silesia, Poland)

An integrative model as a step toward increasing the awareness of eating disorders in the general population

Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) In Youth: A Narrative Review

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