Orthorexia and Eating Disorders in Adolescents and Young Adults: A Systematic Review

Background: In recent years a new term in the field of eating behaviors has emerged, namely “orthorexia”. This behavior is associated with significant dietary restrictions and omission of food groups. The aim of the present study is to estimate the possible correlations between orthorexia and eating...

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Autores principales: Skella, Panagiota, Chelmi, Maria Eleni, Panagouli, Eleni, Garoufi, Anastasia, Psaltopoulou, Theodora, Mastorakos, George, Sergentanis, Theodoros N., Tsitsika, Artemis
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9030415/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35455559
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/children9040514
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author Skella, Panagiota
Chelmi, Maria Eleni
Panagouli, Eleni
Garoufi, Anastasia
Psaltopoulou, Theodora
Mastorakos, George
Sergentanis, Theodoros N.
Tsitsika, Artemis
author_facet Skella, Panagiota
Chelmi, Maria Eleni
Panagouli, Eleni
Garoufi, Anastasia
Psaltopoulou, Theodora
Mastorakos, George
Sergentanis, Theodoros N.
Tsitsika, Artemis
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description Background: In recent years a new term in the field of eating behaviors has emerged, namely “orthorexia”. This behavior is associated with significant dietary restrictions and omission of food groups. The aim of the present study is to estimate the possible correlations between orthorexia and eating disorders in young adults and adolescents. Methods: A systematic review of related articles in PubMed, Google Scholar, and PsycInfo was conducted up to 30 June 2021. Results: A total of 37 studies (16,402 subjects) were considered eligible for this systematic review. Significant correlations were observed in most of the studies between orthorexia and eating disorders. However, the majority of studies adopted a cross-sectional design. Conclusions: An association between and eating disorders emerged. Prospective studies seem necessary to investigate associations and succession of orthorexia and eating disorders over time.
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spelling pubmed-90304152022-04-23 Orthorexia and Eating Disorders in Adolescents and Young Adults: A Systematic Review Skella, Panagiota Chelmi, Maria Eleni Panagouli, Eleni Garoufi, Anastasia Psaltopoulou, Theodora Mastorakos, George Sergentanis, Theodoros N. Tsitsika, Artemis Children (Basel) Systematic Review Background: In recent years a new term in the field of eating behaviors has emerged, namely “orthorexia”. This behavior is associated with significant dietary restrictions and omission of food groups. The aim of the present study is to estimate the possible correlations between orthorexia and eating disorders in young adults and adolescents. Methods: A systematic review of related articles in PubMed, Google Scholar, and PsycInfo was conducted up to 30 June 2021. Results: A total of 37 studies (16,402 subjects) were considered eligible for this systematic review. Significant correlations were observed in most of the studies between orthorexia and eating disorders. However, the majority of studies adopted a cross-sectional design. Conclusions: An association between and eating disorders emerged. Prospective studies seem necessary to investigate associations and succession of orthorexia and eating disorders over time. MDPI 2022-04-06 /pmc/articles/PMC9030415/ /pubmed/35455559 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/children9040514 Text en © 2022 by the authors. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
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Psaltopoulou, Theodora
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Sergentanis, Theodoros N.
Tsitsika, Artemis
Orthorexia and Eating Disorders in Adolescents and Young Adults: A Systematic Review
title Orthorexia and Eating Disorders in Adolescents and Young Adults: A Systematic Review
title_full Orthorexia and Eating Disorders in Adolescents and Young Adults: A Systematic Review
title_fullStr Orthorexia and Eating Disorders in Adolescents and Young Adults: A Systematic Review
title_full_unstemmed Orthorexia and Eating Disorders in Adolescents and Young Adults: A Systematic Review
title_short Orthorexia and Eating Disorders in Adolescents and Young Adults: A Systematic Review
title_sort orthorexia and eating disorders in adolescents and young adults: a systematic review
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9030415/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35455559
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/children9040514
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