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Orthorexia nervosa, eating patterns and personality traits: a cross-cultural comparison of Italian, Polish and Spanish university students.

Carla GramagliaEleonora GambaroClaudia DelicatoMarco MarchettiMarco SarchiaponeDaniela FerranteMaría RonceroConxa PerpiñáAnna Brytek-MateraEwa WojtynaPatrizia Zeppegno
Published in: BMC psychiatry (2019)
The associations found between orthorexic attitudes, self-reported current eating disorder, BMI and adherence to a dieting need to be supported by further research. The differences among students from the three countries seem to suggest a possible rolve for cultural elements in the construct of orthorexia.
Keyphrases
  • body mass index
  • weight loss
  • physical activity
  • mental health
  • high school
  • anorexia nervosa
  • weight gain
  • type diabetes
  • metabolic syndrome