The various facets of orthorexic eating behavior: five case reports of individuals with supposed orthorexia nervosa

Abstract 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 co...

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Main Authors: Friederike Barthels, Maren Fischer, Raphaela Keskini, Amelie Marie Schöl, Reinhard Pietrowsky
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2024-02-01
Series:Journal of Eating Disorders
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s40337-024-00988-z