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Orthorexia Nervosa Practices in Rheumatoid Arthritis: The DORA Study

Medical nutrition therapy (MNT) is an indisputable component of the multidisciplinary therapeutic approach in rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Previous research has suggested that in chronic disease where nutrition is an important effector of prognosis, healthy dietary choices might take an unhealthy turn...

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Autores principales: Sifakaki, Maria, Gkiouras, Konstantinos, Lindqvist, Helen M., Marakis, Georgios, Petropoulou, Anastasia, Donini, Lorenzo M., Bogdanos, Dimitrios P., Grammatikopoulou, Maria G.
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9919523/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36771419
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/nu15030713
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author Sifakaki, Maria
Gkiouras, Konstantinos
Lindqvist, Helen M.
Marakis, Georgios
Petropoulou, Anastasia
Donini, Lorenzo M.
Bogdanos, Dimitrios P.
Grammatikopoulou, Maria G.
author_facet Sifakaki, Maria
Gkiouras, Konstantinos
Lindqvist, Helen M.
Marakis, Georgios
Petropoulou, Anastasia
Donini, Lorenzo M.
Bogdanos, Dimitrios P.
Grammatikopoulou, Maria G.
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description Medical nutrition therapy (MNT) is an indisputable component of the multidisciplinary therapeutic approach in rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Previous research has suggested that in chronic disease where nutrition is an important effector of prognosis, healthy dietary choices might take an unhealthy turn, with patients developing disordered eating in the form of orthorexia nervosa (ON). ON is characterized by a pathological preoccupation with “healthy”, “pure” eating, associated with restrictive dietary patterns, nutrient deficiencies and worsening disease outcomes. The aim of the present cross-sectional study was to evaluate ON tendencies in a sample of adult patients with RA. A total of 133 patients with RA were recruited, and completed the ORTO-15 questionnaire for the assessment of ON tendencies. Most of the patients were overweight/obese (53.4%). The results revealed ON tendencies in the sample, with the median ORTO-15 score reaching 36 (IQR: 33–39). Greater ON tendencies were associated with the female gender, and lowered ON tendencies with increasing age and body mass index. The present findings highlight the need for health professional awareness regarding the problem of ON in patients with RA and the importance of screening patients.
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spelling pubmed-99195232023-02-12 Orthorexia Nervosa Practices in Rheumatoid Arthritis: The DORA Study Sifakaki, Maria Gkiouras, Konstantinos Lindqvist, Helen M. Marakis, Georgios Petropoulou, Anastasia Donini, Lorenzo M. Bogdanos, Dimitrios P. Grammatikopoulou, Maria G. Nutrients Article Medical nutrition therapy (MNT) is an indisputable component of the multidisciplinary therapeutic approach in rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Previous research has suggested that in chronic disease where nutrition is an important effector of prognosis, healthy dietary choices might take an unhealthy turn, with patients developing disordered eating in the form of orthorexia nervosa (ON). ON is characterized by a pathological preoccupation with “healthy”, “pure” eating, associated with restrictive dietary patterns, nutrient deficiencies and worsening disease outcomes. The aim of the present cross-sectional study was to evaluate ON tendencies in a sample of adult patients with RA. A total of 133 patients with RA were recruited, and completed the ORTO-15 questionnaire for the assessment of ON tendencies. Most of the patients were overweight/obese (53.4%). The results revealed ON tendencies in the sample, with the median ORTO-15 score reaching 36 (IQR: 33–39). Greater ON tendencies were associated with the female gender, and lowered ON tendencies with increasing age and body mass index. The present findings highlight the need for health professional awareness regarding the problem of ON in patients with RA and the importance of screening patients. MDPI 2023-01-31 /pmc/articles/PMC9919523/ /pubmed/36771419 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/nu15030713 Text en © 2023 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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Gkiouras, Konstantinos
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Marakis, Georgios
Petropoulou, Anastasia
Donini, Lorenzo M.
Bogdanos, Dimitrios P.
Grammatikopoulou, Maria G.
Orthorexia Nervosa Practices in Rheumatoid Arthritis: The DORA Study
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title_short Orthorexia Nervosa Practices in Rheumatoid Arthritis: The DORA Study
title_sort orthorexia nervosa practices in rheumatoid arthritis: the dora study
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9919523/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36771419
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/nu15030713
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