Orthorexia Nervosa in Turkish Dietitians

Asil, Esma; Sürücüoğlu, Metin Saip

doi:10.1080/03670244.2014.987920

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“…The high prevalence of ON in the current study population is reflected in previous studies, where higher prevalence was found in yoga instructors (86%) [30], dieticians (41.9%) [31], nutrition students (35.9%) [32], exercise science students (84.5%) [33], and patients recovering from AN or bulimia nervosa (58%) [40] compared to the general population (<1%) [29, 34]. These are all populations who take an active interest in their health and body, in the same way that the healthy eating community on Instagram might be.…”

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“…Currently the ORTO-15 questionnaire [29] is used to determine the presence of ON. Higher prevalence has been found in yoga instructors [30], dieticians, [31], nutrition students [32], and exercise science students [33] compared to the general population. The prevalence of ON in the general population was recently estimated to be less than 1% [34].…”

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Instagram use is linked to increased symptoms of orthorexia nervosa

Turner¹,

Lefevre²

2017

Eat Weight Disord

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PurposeSocial media use is ever increasing amongst young adults and has previously been shown to have negative effects on body image, depression, social comparison, and disordered eating. One eating disorder of interest in this context is orthorexia nervosa, an obsession with eating healthily. High orthorexia nervosa prevalence has been found in populations who take an active interest in their health and body and is frequently comorbid with anorexia nervosa. Here, we investigate links between social media use, in particularly Instagram and orthorexia nervosa symptoms.MethodsWe conducted an online survey of social media users (N = 680) following health food accounts. We assessed their social media use, eating behaviours, and orthorexia nervosa symptoms using the ORTO-15 inventory.ResultsHigher Instagram use was associated with a greater tendency towards orthorexia nervosa, with no other social media channel having this effect. In exploratory analyses Twitter showed a small positive association with orthorexia symptoms. BMI and age had no association with orthorexia nervosa. The prevalence of orthorexia nervosa among the study population was 49%, which is significantly higher than the general population (<1%).ConclusionsOur results suggest that the healthy eating community on Instagram has a high prevalence of orthorexia symptoms, with higher Instagram use being linked to increased symptoms. These findings highlight the implications social media can have on psychological wellbeing, and the influence social media ‘celebrities’ may have over hundreds of thousands of individuals. These results may also have clinical implications for eating disorder development and recovery.

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Instagram use is linked to increased symptoms of orthorexia nervosa

Turner¹,

Lefevre²

2017

Eat Weight Disord

260

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“…Earlier studies have shown that the ORTO-15 and EAT-40 correlate. 22,29 Here, the D-ON and D-ED groups had higher scores for every subscale of the EDE-Q6 than the D-HC group, demonstrating that ON involves not only the expected associations related to eating choices (assessed in the EDE-Q, eating concern) and control (EDE-Q, restraint) but also includes cognitive preoccupations about body shape (EDE-Q, shape) and weight (EDE-Q, weight).…”

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Orthorexia Nervosa and Eating Disorder Symptoms in Registered Dietitian Nutritionists in the United States

Tremelling¹,

Sandon²,

Vega³

et al. 2017

Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics

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Background Dietitians are trained to identify optimal food choices for clients based on medical state and lifestyle. Orthorexia nervosa (ON) is a proposed disorder related to obsessions about eating healthfully; eating disorders (ED) are serious mental illnesses with symptoms related to eating, body image, and self-esteem. Both ON and EDs are more common amongst dietitians than the general population. Objective This study examined the prevalence of ON and EDs in dietitians in the United States and, amongst this sample, assessed whether the presence of ON symptoms related to symptoms of EDs, including weight, shape, eating, and restraint. Design A cross-sectional design compared responses for participants after dividing into three groups: those scoring at-risk for ON, those with a current or past ED, and a comparison group. Participants A sample of 2,500 registered dietitians were invited to complete surveys electronically; 636 responses were received. Main Outcome Measures Scores on the ORTO-15 and Eating Disorder Examination Questionnaire (EDE-Q) determined prevalence of ON and EDs. Differences in these measures, and body mass index (BMI) were compared in the three groups. Statistical Analyses Analysis of Variance (ANOVA) and Chi-square analyses compared the groups. Results For the entire sample, scores on the ORTO-15 suggested 49.5% were at risk for ON, and scores on the EDE-Q suggested 12.9% were at risk for an ED, with 8.2% of dietitians self-disclosing treatment for an ED. Both the group disclosing ED treatment and the group at risk for ON had a lower mean BMI, lower scores on the ORTO-15 and higher scores on the EDE-Q and all its subscales than the comparison group. Conclusions Clarifying the relationship between ON and EDs is warranted, as ON symptoms appear to be associated not only with disturbances in eating but also with elevated shape and weight concerns.

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“…In contrast with our results, the Turkish study [14] showed that subjects, who displayed pathological eating attitudes (b = -0.25) and symptoms of obsessive-compulsive disorder (b = -0.17), were more likely to display orthorexic behaviors. However, Asil and Saip Sürücüoglua [50] observed no relationship between obsessive-compulsive disorder and ON among female sample.…”

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