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Health beliefs, behaviors, and symptoms associated with orthorexia nervosa.
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- Association of health locus of control with anxiety and depression and mediating roles of health risk behaviors among college students.Scientific reports · 2025Article
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- Assessing the presence and motivations of orthorexia nervosa among athletes and adults with eating disorders: a cross-sectional study.Eating and weight disorders : EWD · 2023Article
- Eating Disorders and Diabetes: Facing the Dual Challenge.Nutrients · 2023Review
- Global Scientific Trends on Healthy Eating from 2002 to 2021: A Bibliometric and Visualized Analysis.Nutrients · 2023Review
- "Your struggles are valid, you are worthy of help and you deserve to recover": narratives of recovery from orthorexia nervosa.Eating and weight disorders : EWD · 2023Article
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- Association between the bi-dimensional aspect of orthorexia and healthy behaviors among lebanese adolescents.BMC psychiatry · 2022Article
- Orthorexia Nervosa, Eating Disorders, and Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder: A Selective Review of the Last Seven Years.Journal of clinical medicine · 2022Review
- The role of eating disorders features, psychopathology, and defense mechanisms in the comprehension of orthorexic tendencies.Eating and weight disorders : EWD · 2022Article
- Validation of the Turkish version of the Orthorexia Nervosa Inventory (ONI) in an adult population: its association with psychometric properties.Eating and weight disorders : EWD · 2022Article
- Orthorexic eating behaviour, illness anxiety and dysfunctional cognitions characteristic of somatic symptom disorders in a non-clinical sample.Eating and weight disorders : EWD · 2021Article
- Dietary Habits and Musculoskeletal Pain in Statin and Red Yeast Rice Users: A Pilot Study.European journal of investigation in health, psychology and education · 2021Article
- Prevalence of Orthorexia Nervosa and Its Diagnostic Tools-A Literature Review.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Review
- Orthorexia Nervosa Inventory (ONI): development and validation of a new measure of orthorexic symptomatology.Eating and weight disorders : EWD · 2021Article
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Abstract
purposeThis research explored whether symptoms of orthorexia nervosa (ON), a condition involving obsessive thoughts and compulsive behaviors regarding healthy eating, are associated with differences pertaining to use of nutritional supplements and complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) techniques, to health locus of control, and to symptoms of poor physical health.
methodAn anonymous online survey assessing the variables above was completed by college students at a university in the southern United States: 47 in the ON symptoms group, 50 in the healthy-eating control group, and 83 in the normal-eating control group.
resultsCompared to both control groups, the ON symptoms group reported greater supplement use and CAM participation, more reasons for these behaviors for the purpose of improving psychological health (i.e., to increase energy, enhance focus, and improve mood), and greater symptoms associated with poor physical health. None of the groups differed on internal or external health locus of control.
conclusionFor those with ON, "healthy" eating behaviors are accompanied by other health behaviors that include supplement use and CAM activities. However, despite their goal of achieving perfect health, these individuals experience diminished physical health with symptoms that may be related to their severe dietary restrictions. LEVEL OF EVIDENCE: Level V, descriptive cross-sectional study.
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