Psychiatry and Psychology

Orthorexia Nervosa

An eating disorder that is characterized by the pathological obsession with HEALTHY EATING.

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Abstract

An eating disorder that is characterized by the pathological obsession with HEALTHY EATING.

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Synonyms

4 entry terms
  • Obsessive Healthy Eating
  • Orthorexia
  • Healthy Eating, Obsessive
  • Nervosa, Orthorexia

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31 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, classification, complications, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, urine, virology.

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History Note

2022

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Previous Indexing

  • Feeding and Eating Disorders (2004-2021)

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Orthorexia Nervosa. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D000088102. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D000088102
  2. Orthorexia Nervosa. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orthorexia_nervosa
  3. Orthorexia Nervosa. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1334368