The aim of this article is to present the up-to-date diagnostic tools of orthorexia and markers
of its prevalence on the basis of the available literature. The authors searched …

OBJECTIVE: Orthorexia, from the Greek words orthos (straight, proper) and orexis (appetite),
is a newly conceptualized disorder characterized by distorted eating habits and cognitions …

Aim To review the literature on the prevalence, risk groups and risk factors of the alleged
eating disorder orthorexia nervosa. Methods We searched Medline and Pubmed using …

Aims. To investigate frequency and characteristics of orthorexic behaviours in a large
university population. Methods. A total of 2826 individuals volunteered to complete an on …

Objective: Orthorexia nervosa (ON) is considered an eating disorder (ED), with an excessive
fixation on the consumption of healthy food and an obsession with its biological purity. Since …

Abstract Purpose Orthorexia Nervosa (ON) is described as an obsessive behaviour
motivated by great concern for following a healthy diet. Although it was first described in …

Aim. The aim of the study was to determine the prevalence of orthorexia nervosa in the
population of adolescents and young adults, as well as to determine whether orthorexia is a …

Aims Orthorexia nervosa (ON) has been recently defined as a pathological approach to
feeding related to healthiness concerns and purity of food and/or feeding habits. This …

Aim The aim of this literature review was to identify the tools developed and used to assess
orthorexia nervosa (ON). Methods A systematic search was executed in PubMed, Biomed …

Abstract Purpose To survey Australian adults at a Sydney university about: their tendencies
towards the proposed health food eating disorder, orthorexia nervosa (and to estimate the …