ArticleNutrients2022
Prevalence of Orthorexia in Groups of Students with Varied Diets and Physical Activity (Silesia, Poland).
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- The global prevalence of emotional eating in overweight and obese populations: A systematic review and meta-analysis.British journal of psychology (London, England : 1953) · 2025Pooled 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
- Diet and risk of orthorexia nervosa among female post-graduate students in health-related and non-health-related fields.BMC nutrition · 2025Article
- Orthorexia Nervosa Tendencies in Two Cohorts of Polish Young Adults: A Comparative Analysis of Prevalence, Correlates, and Comorbidity.Nutrients · 2025Article
- Prevalence of Eating Disorders and Self-Perception Concerning Body Composition Analysis among Elite Soccer Players.Journal of human kinetics · 2025Article
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- Eating disorder risk assessment and sociocultural attitudes toward body image among Polish and Turkish professional female football players.Frontiers in nutrition · 2024Article
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- Associations between Orthorexia Nervosa, Body Self-Image, Nutritional Beliefs, and Behavioral Rigidity.Nutrients · 2022Article
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Abstract
(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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