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Relationship between disgust and orthorexia nervosa and psychometric properties of the Italian Dusseldorf orthorexia scale in a general population sample
BackgroundIt remains unclear among clinicians and researchers whether orthorexia nervosa (ON) is a part of the obsessive–compulsive disorder spectrum...
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“In-between orthorexia” profile: the co-occurrence of pathological and healthy orthorexia among male and female non-clinical adolescents
BackgroundThe profile of adolescents with orthorexic eating behaviors remains to be explored. This study is the first to explore the typology of...
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The various facets of orthorexic eating behavior: five case reports of individuals with supposed orthorexia nervosa
BackgroundOrthorexia nervosa, defined as a fixation on eating healthy according to subjective criteria, is recently being discussed as another...
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Orthorexia nervosa and psychosocial impairment from a multidimensional perspective: a structural equation modelling approach
Orthorexia Nervosa (ON) is a proposed clinical condition characterised by an excessive fixation on consuming healthy and pure foods, leading to...
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Orthorexic eating behaviors are not all pathological: a French validation of the Teruel Orthorexia Scale (TOS)
As no French validated measurement tool distinguishing healthy orthorexia (HeOr) from orthorexia nervosa (OrNe) currently exists, this study aimed at...
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Exercise dependence and orthorexia nervosa in Crossfit: exploring the role of perfectionism
Physical exercise and healthy diet have a positive effect on health. However, the pathological dimension of both behaviors, namely exercise...
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Cross-cultural adaptation and psychometric properties of the Italian version of the Orthorexia Nervosa Inventory (ONI)
BackgroundOrthorexia Nervosa (ON) is an emerging clinical condition characterized by a pathological fixation with healthy eating. Recently, the...
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Association between religiosity and orthorexia nervosa with the mediating role of self-esteem among a sample of the Lebanese population – short communication
BackgroundOrthorexia Nervosa is not yet classified as an eating disorder albeit it can be found in different populations. This condition can be...
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The relation of orthorexia with lifestyle habits: Arabic versions of the Eating Habits Questionnaire and the Dusseldorf Orthorexia Scale
BackgroundSome of the commonly used tools to assess orthorexia nervosa (OrNe) do not allow a meaningful interpretation of the scores or yield mixed...
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Commentary on “Food addiction, orthorexia nervosa and dietary diversity among Bangladeshi university students: a large online survey during the COVID-19 pandemic”
The food addiction construct is receiving increasing attention from researchers and clinicians worldwide. Given its rise, scientific production on...
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Orthorexia Nervosa: The Medicalization of Extreme Healthy Eating Practices
In this chapter, we examine the construction of the proposed eating disorder orthorexia nervosa (ON), the politics around its potential inclusion in...
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The relationship between orthorexia nervosa, anxiety, and self-esteem: a cross-sectional study in Turkish faculty members
BackgroundOrthorexia nervosa (ON) may be a disorder on the spectrum of obsessive–compulsive disorders, maybe a separate eating disorder, or it may be...
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Temperaments and orthorexia nervosa: a cross-cultural study between Germany and Lebanon
The aim of this study was to explore the association between affective temperaments and orthorexic eating and whether temperament may explain...
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The prevalence of orthorexia in exercising populations: a systematic review and meta-analysis
AimOrthorexia Nervosa (ON) describes a pathological obsession with proper and high-quality nutrition that is necessary to research further in order...
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Striving for the perfect diet? The mediating role of perfectionism in the relationship between obsessive compulsive symptoms and traits of Orthorexia Nervosa
BackgroundOrthorexia Nervosa (ON) is a disordered eating style involving an unhealthy obsession with ‘healthy’ or ‘clean’ eating. Its aetiology is...
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Food addiction, orthorexia nervosa and dietary diversity among Bangladeshi university students: a large online survey during the COVID-19 pandemic
PurposeMaladaptive eating behaviors like food addiction (FA) are common among students, and orthorexia nervosa (ON) is being evaluated as a new...
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Orthorexia nervosa risk and associated factors among Chilean nutrition students: a pilot study
BackgroundOrthorexia nervosa (ON) is characterized by an excessive, obsessive concern with healthy eating generating psychological complications and...
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Reliability generalization meta-analysis of orthorexia nervosa using the ORTO-11/12/15/R scale in all populations and language versions
BackgroundThe ORTO scale was developed in 2004 as a self-report questionnaire to assess symptoms of orthorexia nervosa (ON). ON is an unhealthy...
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Profiling orthorexia nervosa in young adults: the role of obsessive behaviour, perfectionism, and self-esteem
BackgroundOrthorexia nervosa (ON) is a relatively new potential eating disorder characterized by an intense fixation on one’s eating habits and the...
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Validation of the Arabic version of the Dusseldorf Orthorexia Scale (DOS) among Lebanese adolescents
BackgroundOrthorexia Nervosa (ON) is defined as a pathological preoccupation characterized by obsessive beliefs and compulsive behaviors regarding...
