They looked at studies that examined how
orthorexia nervosa is related to psychosocial risk factors that predisposed or made an individual vulnerable to or more likely to develop the condition.
When eating healthy is not healthy:
orthorexia nervosa and its measurement with the 0RT0-15 in Hungary.
Orthorexia nervosa: a preliminary study with a proposal for diagnosis and an attempt to measure the dimension of the phenomenon.
Orthorexia nervosa in the general population: a preliminary screening using a self-administered questionnaire (ORTO-15).
These signs are an indication of
orthorexia nervosa, but such behavior, more frequent in students and health professionals that study Nutrition, sometimes goes unnoticed because the search for healthy eating is encouraged by society to reach health, well-being and longevity.
Orthorexia Nervosa: When Righteous Eating Becomes an Obsession.
The precise prevalence of
orthorexia nervosa is unknown; some authors have reported estimates as high as 21% of the general population (2) and 43.6% of medical students.
As Ross reports, a San Francisco physician, Steven Bratman, identified himself as suffering from "an unhealthy obsession with eating healthy food." He named the condition
orthorexia nervosa.
Welcome to the world of
Orthorexia nervosa, an eating disorder that, as the Greek root indicates, means "fixation on right eating".
In Self-Image and Eating Disorders the disorders of anorexia, bulimia, obesity, compulsive eating, compulsive exercising, and
orthorexia nervosa are introduced, as well the signs, causes, and treatments of an eating disorder.