Dokument: The various facets of orthorexic eating behavior: five case reports of individuals with supposed orthorexia nervosa
| Titel: | The various facets of orthorexic eating behavior: five case reports of individuals with supposed orthorexia nervosa | |||||||
| URL für Lesezeichen: | https://docserv.uni-duesseldorf.de/servlets/DocumentServlet?id=67727 | |||||||
| URN (NBN): | urn:nbn:de:hbz:061-20241127-111855-7 | |||||||
| Kollektion: | Publikationen | |||||||
| Sprache: | Englisch | |||||||
| Dokumententyp: | Wissenschaftliche Texte » Artikel, Aufsatz | |||||||
| Medientyp: | Text | |||||||
| Autoren: | Barthels, Friederike [Autor] Fischer, Maren [Autor] Keskini, Raphaela [Autor] Schöl, Amelie Marie [Autor] Pietrowsky, Reinhard [Autor] | |||||||
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| Stichwörter: | Eating disorders, Anorexia nervosa, Orthorexia nervosa, Illness anxiety, Case report, Healthy eating | |||||||
| Beschreibung: | Background
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 adherence to nutritional rules, anxieties and avoidance behavior in the context of eating as well as a focus on health, not on body shape or weight loss, which is supposed to differentiate orthorexic from other disordered eating behavior. Although diagnostic criteria have been suggested, they have rarely been used in case reports published to date. Hence, the aim of this study was to present five individuals with supposed orthorexia nervosa, using preliminary diagnostic criteria to assess their eating behavior. Case presentation The five cases (three females, two males) reveal the great variety of disordered eating behavior. Fear of unhealthy overweight (case A), supposed orthorexic eating behavior as a coping strategy for anorexia nervosa (case B), the exclusive consumption of animal products with a total exclusion of fruits and vegetables (case C), the fixation on exercise and athletic goals (case D) as well as a focus on a vegan diet and unprocessed foods (case E) are facets of orthorexia nervosa with varying degrees of impairment. Conclusions It is concluded that orthorexia nervosa manifests itself in very different ways and that more research is needed in order to determine whether it could be a useful additional category of disordered eating behavior. | |||||||
| Rechtliche Vermerke: | Originalveröffentlichung:
Barthels, F., Fischer, M., Keskini, R., Schöl, A. M., & Pietrowsky, R. (2024). The various facets of orthorexic eating behavior: five case reports of individuals with supposed orthorexia nervosa. Journal of Eating Disorders, 12, Article 31. https://doi.org/10.1186/s40337-024-00988-z | |||||||
| Lizenz: |  Dieses Werk ist lizenziert unter einer Creative Commons Namensnennung 4.0 International Lizenz | |||||||
| Fachbereich / Einrichtung: | Mathematisch- Naturwissenschaftliche Fakultät | |||||||
| Dokument erstellt am: | 27.11.2024 | |||||||
| Dateien geändert am: | 27.11.2024 |
