ReviewChildren (Basel, Switzerland)2022
Orthorexia Nervosa in Adolescents and Young Adults: A Literature Review.
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- The Associations Between Vegetarian and Vegan Diets and Orthorexia Nervosa Symptoms in Adults: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.The International journal of eating disorders · 2026Pooled it
- Overall proportion of orthorexia nervosa symptoms: A systematic review and meta-analysis including 30 476 individuals from 18 countries.Journal of global health · 2023Pooled it
- Mindful Eating, Orthorexic Tendency, and Mediterranean Diet Adherence Identify Weight-Related Eating Profiles in Young Adults.Nutrients · 2026Article
- Validity and reliability of the Arabic orthorexia nervosa inventory scale in young adults: a validation study.Eating and weight disorders : EWD · 2026Article
- Assessment of the relation between orthorexia nervosa and self-esteem in high school students.Journal of eating disorders · 2025Article
- Prevalence of orthorexia nervosa and association with mental health among Palestinian physical education students - cross sectional study.BMC sports science, medicine & rehabilitation · 2025Article
- Social media use, eating attitudes, orthorexia nervosa and well-being: testing a moderated mediation model.Eating and weight disorders : EWD · 2025Article
- Orthorexia Nervosa Tendencies in Two Cohorts of Polish Young Adults: A Comparative Analysis of Prevalence, Correlates, and Comorbidity.Nutrients · 2025Article
- Factors Affecting Eating Motivation Play a Role in Orthorexia Nervosa in University Students: A Cross-Sectional Study.Behavioral sciences (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Orthorexia nervosa: Healthy habit or pathology? Experiences and expansion of the consciousness of the correct diet.Heliyon · 2025Article
- Food Neophobia and Two Facets of Orthorexia Among Women: Cross-Sectional Study.Behavioral sciences (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- The relationship between healthy eating obsessions, clinical eating disorder, and health anxiety: the dark side of the pursuit of healthy eating.Frontiers in psychology · 2025Article
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- Role of parental educational level as psychosocial factor in a sample of inpatients with anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa.Frontiers in psychology · 2024Article
- A Study of the Relationship between University Students' Food Neophobia and Their Tendencies towards Orthorexia Nervosa.Behavioral sciences (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- Food Advertisement and Dietary Choices in Adolescents: An Overview of Recent Studies.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Review
- Body Composition, Eating Habits, and Disordered Eating Behaviors among Adolescent Classical Ballet Dancers and Controls.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- An integrative model as a step toward increasing the awareness of eating disorders in the general population.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2023Article
- "In-between orthorexia" profile: the co-occurrence of pathological and healthy orthorexia among male and female non-clinical adolescents.Journal of eating disorders · 2022Article
- Prevalence of Orthorexia in Groups of Students with Varied Diets and Physical Activity (Silesia, Poland).Nutrients · 2022Article
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Abstract
Adolescents are a nutritionally vulnerable population; eating disorders are more common among adolescents and young adults. Orthorexia nervosa (ON) is a non-formally recognized condition characterized by an obsessive preoccupation with eating healthy and "pure" foods; the quality and not the quantity of food is pivotal in ON. ON is a complex entity which can be associated with severe diet restrictions, a negative impact on social relationships, and with physical and mental health conditions, including obsessive-compulsive disorder. In light of this, a literature review regarding the background, diagnosis, features, risk factors, interplay with the social media, and management of ON is presented in this article, with a focus on adolescents and young adults.
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