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orthorexia nervosa

Pathology: - preoccupation with healthy eating overdone, leading to nutritional disorder & impaired health [1] - zealous preoccupation with avoiding impurities, processed foods, additives, & imagined contaminants results in micronutrient & macronutrient deficiencies, malnutrition, weight loss & social dysfunction [1]

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anorexia nervosa bulimia nervosa

General

eating disorder

References

  1. Parra-Fernandez M-L et al. Prevalence of orthorexia nervosa in university students and its relationship with psychopathological aspects of eating behaviour disorders. BMC Psychiatry 2018 Nov 13; 18:364. https://bmcpsychiatry.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12888-018-1943-0