Alike and different: Associations between orthorexic eating behaviors and exercise addiction.

Present results showed a substantial correlation between addictive exercising and orthorexic eating, however, coefficients were smaller than expected and appeared higher in men. Both behaviors shared few psychological traits (anxiety in women, conscientiousness in men) thereby questioning the assumption of a similar origin. Additionally, gender-specific psychological correlates point to the need for different disease management approaches in women and men.