ReviewNutrients2023
Orthorexia and Orthorexia Nervosa: A Comprehensive Examination of Prevalence, Risk Factors, Diagnosis, and Treatment.
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42 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 63 citations in OpenAlex.
- 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
- Understanding Orthorexia Nervosa: A Systematic Review of Meta-analytical Findings.Current nutrition reports · 2025Pooled it
- ORTO-Measured Orthorexia Nervosa-Related Tendencies Among Dancers Before and During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Multivariate Analysis.Journal of human nutrition and dietetics : the official journal of the British Dietetic Association · 2026Observational
- Moralised Eating and Identity Work in Digital Wellness Culture: A Critical Discourse Analysis of Orthorexia-Related Narratives.Culture, medicine and psychiatry · 2026Article
- Nutritional knowledge as a protective factor against eating disorders and a risk factor for orthorexic tendencies.Scientific reports · 2026Article
- Between Aesthetics and Health: Disordered Eating, Exercise Addiction, and Body Image in Competitive Bodybuilders.Journal of functional morphology and kinesiology · 2026Article
- The Moderating Effect of Focused Eating Between Body Dysmorphic Concerns and Eating Attitudes in Lebanese Dietitians.Health science reports · 2026Article
- Social Media Addiction and Orthorexia Nervosa Tendencies in Turkish Adults: A Cross-Sectional Study of BMI and Lifestyle Factors.Behavioral sciences (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Healthy Orthorexia and Orthorexia Nervosa Among Nurses in Qatar.Health science reports · 2026Article
- Systemic lupus erythematosus is associated with an increased risk for orthorexia nervosa: a cross-sectional study.Rheumatology international · 2026Article
- Eat UP: a precise, science-based, value-aware, translatable diet quality metric for public health nutrition.Public health nutrition · 2026Article
- Cosmeticorexia: What It Is, Where It Comes from, and Why It Matters.Dermatology and therapy · 2026Article
- Food perception in Orthorexia nervosa: Craving or avoidance?Eating and weight disorders : EWD · 2026Article
- Approved and Pipeline Pharmacological Interventions for Eating Disorders (2010-2025): 15 Years of Progress (or Lack Thereof).CNS drugs · 2026Review
- Cross-cultural adaptation and psychometric validation of the Spanish version of the Orthorexia Nervosa Inventory (ONI-ES).Frontiers in nutrition · 2026Article
- Eating disorders and the incel community.Frontiers in psychology · 2026Article
- Psychometric properties of the Turkish version of the Flexible or Rigid Control of Eating Scale in women.Frontiers in psychology · 2026Article
- From health to harm: Cross-sectional analysis of factors associated with orthorexia nervosa.Neuroscience applied · 2026Article
- Problematic usage of the internet is associated with orthorexia nervosa tendency in adults.CNS spectrums · 2025Article
- Adaptive and Maladaptive Perfectionism in Relation to Orthorexic Behaviors: The Mediating Role of Self-Compassion Dimensions.Journal of clinical medicine · 2025Article
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Abstract
Orthorexia nervosa is an emerging and controversial eating disorder characterized by an obsessive preoccupation with healthy eating and an extreme fixation on food purity. Despite growing public interest in orthorexia, its classification as a distinct eating disorder remains a subject of ongoing debate in the mental health community. This paper comprehensively reviews the current literature on orthorexia nervosa, exploring the prevalence rates, risk factors, diagnosis, and treatment options. The paper offers an overview of orthorexia and its historical context and explores the challenges and considerations in diagnosing orthorexia and orthorexia nervosa. Specifically, the distinction between "orthorexia" and "orthorexia nervosa" is a debated issue in eating disorder research due to a lack of clear diagnostic criteria, making it challenging to accurately differentiate between an obsession with healthy eating and a more severe form with potential distress and impairment. Given the absence of formal diagnostic criteria, developing valid and reliable assessment tools is crucial to accurately identify and treat individuals experiencing these disorders. The paper's final section covers the existing treatment approaches for orthorexia nervosa. Overall, the paper highlights the complex and multifaceted nature of orthorexia nervosa. This review contributes to the ongoing discourse surrounding orthorexia and provides valuable insights for clinicians, researchers, and stakeholders in the mental health and eating disorders fields.
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