Orthorexia nervosa: current understanding and perspectives

Whilst many people try to make healthy food choices to improve their health, for others the focus on healthy eating can become obsessive and lead to maladaptive eating behaviours and poorer health. Orthorexia nervosa is a preoccupation with the quality of healthy food, where a refusal of certain foo...

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Beteilige Person: Brytek-Matera, Anna (VerfasserIn)
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:Englisch
Veröffentlicht: Cambridge Cambridge University Press 2024
Schriftenreihe:Cambridge medicine (Series)
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Links:https://doi.org/10.1017/9781009216432?locatt=mode:legacy
https://doi.org/10.1017/9781009216432?locatt=mode:legacy
https://doi.org/10.1017/9781009216432?locatt=mode:legacy
https://doi.org/10.1017/9781009216432?locatt=mode:legacy
https://doi.org/10.1017/9781009216432?locatt=mode:legacy
Zusammenfassung:Whilst many people try to make healthy food choices to improve their health, for others the focus on healthy eating can become obsessive and lead to maladaptive eating behaviours and poorer health. Orthorexia nervosa is a preoccupation with the quality of healthy food, where a refusal of certain foods is driven by the desire to be healthy. Orthorexia Nervosa: Current Understanding and Perspectives is the first clinical book that systematically explores this condition. The book contains in-depth information, with chapters highlighting diagnostic criteria, assessment, prevalence, multidimensional characteristics, future directions and treatment. Additional expert commentary delivers valuable insights to further provide readers with a better understanding of this condition. This informative and engaging book is a valuable resource for academics, researchers, health professionals and students interested in eating behaviour. It is an essential read for anyone wanting a better understanding of orthorexia nervosa and its impact on individuals' health
Beschreibung:Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 28 Oct 2024)
Introduction to dieting trends and health -- Health behaviours and healthy eating interventions -- Definition of orthorexia nervosa -- Diagnostic overview of orthorexia nervosa -- Orthorexia nervosa and other disorders : differential diagnosis -- Research methods in orthorexia nervosa -- Prevalence of orthorexia nervosa -- Psychological characteristics of orthorexia nervosa -- Nutritional characteristics of orthorexia nervosa -- Potential social risk factor of orthorexia nervosa : social media use -- Orthorexia nervosa research in western societies -- Research on orthorexia nervosa in non-Western societies on the example of East Asian countries -- Orthorexia nervosa : what do we know and what should we do?
Umfang:1 Online-Ressource (xiv, 229 Seiten)
ISBN:9781009216432
DOI:10.1017/9781009216432