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Open AccessThe various facets of orthorexic eating behavior: five case reports of individuals with supposed orthorexia nervosa
Orthorexia nervosa, defined as a fixation on eating healthy according to subjective criteria, is recently being discussed as another variant of disordered eating behavior. Further characteristics are rigid ad...
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Open AccessCorrection: A consensus document on definition and diagnostic criteria for orthorexia nervosa
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Open AccessNo elevated levels of orthorexic eating behavior in a sample of adults with allergies and food intolerances
To compare orthorexic eating behavior in a sample of adults with and without self-reported allergies and food intolerances.
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Open AccessA consensus document on definition and diagnostic criteria for orthorexia nervosa
Since the term orthorexia nervosa (ON) was coined from the Greek (ὀρθός, right and ὄρεξις, appetite) in 1997 to describe an obsession with “correct” eating, it has been used worldwide without a consistent defi...
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Open AccessAn exploratory study of associations between the ICD-11 personality disorder model and eating pathology
Recently, the International Classification of Diseases 11th Revision (ICD-11) has introduced a paradigm shift in personality disorder conceptualization. The novel ICD-11 personality disorder model comprises a ...
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Vegan diet and orthorexia
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Psychometric evaluation of the French version of the Düsseldorfer Orthorexia Skala (DOS) and prevalence of orthorexia nervosa among university students
This study aimed at obtaining a French version of the DOS (F-DOS) and evaluating its psychometric properties in a sample of university students, then assessing the prevalence of orthorexic eating behavior amon...
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Open AccessValidation of the Arabic version of the Dusseldorf Orthorexia Scale (DOS) among Lebanese adolescents
Orthorexia Nervosa (ON) is defined as a pathological preoccupation characterized by obsessive beliefs and compulsive behaviors regarding 'pure' eating behaviors. Many scales have been established and display g...
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Orthorexic eating behaviour, illness anxiety and dysfunctional cognitions characteristic of somatic symptom disorders in a non-clinical sample
To analyse the relation of illness anxiety, dysfunctional cognitions characteristic of somatic symptom disorders and orthorexic eating behaviour in a non-clinical sample.
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Open AccessCorrection to: Orthorexic eating behavior and body dissatisfaction in a sample of young females
A correction to this paper has been published: https://doi.org/10.1007/s40519-021-01219-z
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Open AccessOrthorexic eating behavior and body dissatisfaction in a sample of young females
To analyze body dissatisfaction in relation to orthorexic eating behavior in a sample of young females to further investigate characteristic features of orthorexic eating behavior and its association with othe...
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Orthorexic eating behavior in patients with somatoform disorders
Although anecdotal reports suggest a relation between orthorexic eating behavior and symptoms of somatoform disorders, this issue has not yet been investigated. The aim of this study was to compare orthorexic ...
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Orthorexic eating behavior in vegans is linked to health, not to animal welfare
This study aimed to analyze the association between the importance of several reasons to follow a vegan diet and the degree of orthorexic eating behavior in a sample of vegan individuals (N = 65, 53.8% women, age...
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Psychometric properties of the Chinese version of the Düsseldorf Orthorexia Scale: prevalence and demographic correlates of orthorexia nervosa among Chinese university students
As there is no measure available in Chinese for assessing orthorexia nervosa (ON), and as the Düsseldorf Orthorexia Scale (DOS) has demonstrated to be a valid measure for such a purpose, the current study aime...
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Psychometric evaluation of the English version of the Düsseldorf Orthorexie Scale (DOS) and the prevalence of orthorexia nervosa among a U.S. student sample
Recently, the concept of orthorexia nervosa (ON) as a potential new variant of disordered eating behavior has gained popularity. However, published prevalence rates appear to be questionable given the lack of ...
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Definition and diagnostic criteria for orthorexia nervosa: a narrative review of the literature
In some cases, detrimental consequences on health are generated by self-imposed dietary rules intended to promote health. The pursuit of an “extreme dietary purity” due to an exaggerated focus on food may lead...
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Orthorexic and restrained eating behaviour in vegans, vegetarians, and individuals on a diet
Orthorexic eating behaviour, restrained eating, and veganism/vegetarianism are food selection strategies sharing several characteristics. Since there are no studies investigating their interrelationships, aim ...
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Orthorexic eating behaviour as a co** strategy in patients with anorexia nervosa
Orthorexia nervosa is defined as the fixation on health-conscious eating behaviour and has recently been discussed as a new variant of disordered eating. The aim of the present study was to analyse orthorexic ...
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Orthorexia Nervosa: moving forward in the field