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Purpose: This study aims to determine the prevalence of muscular dysmorphic disorder (bigorexia) and orthorexia nervosa in male students and to evaluate the relationship between these conditions and self-esteem. Design and methods: This cross-sectional study included 430 male students. Findings: While the tendency of orthorexia among faculty of sports sciences (FSSs)'students was 28.8%, this rate was 16.3% for nursing department (ND); for tendency to bigorexia, it was found to be 16.3% in FSS students and 6% in ND. There was a negative correlation between the ortorexia scale and self-confidence scales. And, there was a week negative correlation between the bigorexia Inventory and the selfconfidence scale. Practice implications: This study is thought to help understand the factors affecting body image perception and to identify risky situations especially in young university students. It is thought that …