The type of social media is a greater influential factor for orthorexia nervosa than the duration: a cross-sectional study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

In the post-modern world, individuals tend to increase their awareness of healthy eating with the emergence of relevant concerns, various diseases, periodic eating trends, and the perceived importance of appearance. These aspects are also suggested to increase the Orthorexia Nervosa (ON) tendency. Health professionals, nutritionist dietitians, students receiving health education, individuals who do sports, adolescents, and performance artists are assumed to be in the risk group for ON. On the other hand, the use of social media (SM), which may also induce the development of several eating disorders, has increased and become an essential part of life. We aimed to assess the factors claimed to be influential on ON tendency.

Method

This study was conducted with a tot

SUBMITTER: Usta Ulutas P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11871614 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature