Prevalence and Characteristics of Orthorectic Disorders in Adolescence and Young People: Polish Preliminary Studies.
Nutrients
; 13(5)2021 May 07.
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| ID: mdl-34066985
ABSTRACT
The aim of this work was to assess orthorectic behaviors among young people and to evaluate their attitudes towards caring for their health. The study was conducted in 2019 on a group of 538 respondents aged 16-35. After analysis, 65 questionnaires were eliminated from further research, and the assessment of orthorectic disorders was performed using a method based on the modified ORTO-15 questionnaire on a group of 473 respondents. A large percentage of them exhibited an increased risk of orthorectic behaviors (32.8), which was higher among women than men (34.7% and 28.2%, respectively). People with higher risks of orthorectic disorders significantly more often reduced their consumption of foods high in fats and sugars. Attitudes of people with orthorectic disorders towards health care proved neutral, with a tendency to be positive. Nutritional behaviors observed in the studied group show some irregularities, which indicates the need for preventive and educational measures aimed at increasing awareness of the role of proper nutrition among young people. The obtained results may be the basis for further research on ON symptoms. One of the major areas of future research would be to create a reliable diagnostic tool which would allow for distinguishing between orthorexia and overdiagnosis.
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Assunto principal:
Comportamentos Relacionados com a Saúde
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Atitude Frente a Saúde
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Transtornos da Alimentação e da Ingestão de Alimentos
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Comportamento Alimentar
Tipo de estudo:
Etiology_studies
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Prevalence_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Qualitative_research
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Risk_factors_studies
Limite:
Adolescent
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Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Male
País/Região como assunto:
Europa
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Nutrients
Ano de publicação:
2021
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Polônia