Orthorexia Nervosa and the Quality of Life among Health Sciences Students in Universiti Teknologi MARA, Selangor

Hamid, Mohd Ramadan Ab; Azman, Nurfarhah Najwa; Said, Norimah; Rahman, Aiman Nadia Akmar

doi:10.21834/e-bpj.v3i7.1264

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“…In our study we attempted to assess the occurrence of the ON tendency amongst students, who, due to their young age, are prone to developing incorrect eating behaviors [49]. Our results obtained in the ORTO-15 test for the cut-off of 40 are in accordance with other studies [12,38,50,51]. After reducing the cut-off limit to 35 points, there was almost a three-fold decrease in the number of people with ON tendency (from 75.0% to 28.3%).…”

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Orthorexic Tendency in Polish Students: Exploring Association with Dietary Patterns, Body Satisfaction and Weight

2019

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Body dissatisfaction is central to clinically diagnosed eating disorders (ED) and seems to be important in causing other non-clinical disorders, including orthorexia nervosa (ON). It can also affect eating behaviors. The aim of this study was to assess the associations of ON tendency with dietary patterns (DPs) and body satisfaction. The data were collected in 2017 through questionnaire survey among 1120 students of health-oriented and other academic programs from seven universities in Poland. Principal components analysis (PCA) was conducted to derive DPs and body satisfaction factors. Six DPs, such as, ‘High-sugar products & snacks’, ‘Fresh products & nuts’, ‘Fatty products & dressings’, ‘Oils & potatoes’, ‘Dairy products & whole-meal bread’, ‘Meat’, and two body satisfaction factors, such as, ‘Bottom body & weight’, and ‘Upper body’ were identified. ON tendency was measured using ORTO-15 questionnaire with both cut-offs, i.e., 35 and 40. Logistic regression analysis was used to verify associations between ON tendency, body satisfaction factors, and DPs. More students of health related majors were characterized by ON tendency in comparison to students of other majors (35.9 vs. 37.2; p < 0.001). More women were dissatisfied with ‘Bottom body & weight compared to men (<0.001). The higher the body mass index (BMI), the more people were dissatisfied with ‘Bottom body & weight’ (p < 0.001). More students with ON tendency were satisfied with their ‘Upper body’ than those without ON tendency, but there were no differences in ON tendency in regard to ‘Bottom body & weight’ satisfaction. ON tendency was associated with more frequent consumption of vegetables, fruits, nuts and seeds, and less frequent consumption of products high in sugar, snacks, fatty products and dressings. Using cut-off at 35 in ORTO-15 seems to be more appropriate than cut-off at 40 to identify external variables describing ON. Future research on orthorexia nervosa should use other research tools than ORTO-15 to better identify individuals with ON and to confirm our findings.

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Orthorexic Tendency in Polish Students: Exploring Association with Dietary Patterns, Body Satisfaction and Weight

2019

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“…ON dotyczy w szczególności ludzi młodych [3,21,22]. Badania wskazują, że zjawisko to często dotyczy osób związanych zawodowo z tematyką zdrowego odżywiania [23][24][25] oraz pracujących w zawodach medycznych [26]. Zwłaszcza studentów kierunków dietetyka i zdrowie publiczne uważa się za obarczonych wysokim ryzykiem wystąpienia zaburzeń ortorektycznych, ponieważ są oni podmiotem intensywnej edukacji z zakresu zasad prawidłowego żywienia, a ponadto z racji zainteresowań zawodowych (dotyczy to zwłaszcza studentów dietetyki) systematycznie poszerzają swoją wiedzę z zakresu nauk o żywieniu przede wszystkim w aspekcie nowatorskich nurtów żywieniowych, modnych produktów spożywczych oraz alternatywnych sposobów żywienia.…”

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Prevalence of orthorexic eating behaviours and ways of understanding health by students of the Medical University in Lublin

Skrzypek¹,

Krzyszycha²,

Stachorzecka³

et al. 2021

Med Og Nauk Zdr.

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Wprowadzenie i cel pracy. Zasoby wiedzy na temat rozpowszechnienia zachowań ortorektycznych, a także ich korelatów nadal są ograniczone. Celem pracy była ocena rozpowszechnienia zachowań ortorektycznych oraz ich związku ze sposobami rozumienia zdrowia wśród studentów kierunków dietetyka i zdrowie publiczne Uniwersytetu Medycznego w Lublinie. Materiał i metody. Badaniami objęto 230 studentów Uniwersytetu Medycznego w Lublinie, w tym 194 kobiety, studiujących na kierunku dietetyka (124 osoby) oraz na kierunku zdrowie publiczne (106 osób), których średni wiek wynosił 21,4 lat (przy odchyleniu standardowym równym 1,85). Zachowania ortorektyczne oceniono za pomocą kwestionariuszy ORTO-15 oraz testu Bratmana (Bratman Test for Orthorexia), natomiast sposoby rozumienia zdrowia za pomocą Listy Kryteriów Zdrowia Z. Juczyńskiego. Wyniki. Większe nasilenie zachowań ortorektycznych stwierdzono u studentów dietetyki w porównaniu do studentów zdrowia publicznego. Płeć i poziom studiów nie różnicowały badanych pod względem rozpowszechnienia zachowań ortorektycznych. Osoby cechujące się prawidłowym stosunkiem do jedzenia w porównaniu do fanatyków zdrowego jedzenia częściej rozumiały zdrowie w kategoriach procesu, celu oraz wyniku, a większe ryzyko wystąpienia ortoreksji wiązało się z częstszym postrzeganiem zdrowia w kategoriach stanu. Wnioski. Studenci kierunku skoncentrowanego na żywieniu cechują się większym ryzykiem podejmowania zachowań ortorektycznych, jednak wyższy poziom wiedzy z zakresu żywienia człowieka i dietetyki zdobywany w toku studiów nie zwiększa ryzyka. Konieczne są dalsze badania korelatów ryzyka występowania zachowań ortorektycznych w innych kohortach populacji.

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“…The sample included 421 participants, of which 294 were females and 127 were males. The highest number of participants was on age group (18)(19)(20)(21)(22) 58.9%. Majority of the participants were single (83.5%), with no experience (78%) and in normal body weight category (64.3%).…”

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“…Tremelling and his colleagues were examined the symptoms of ON and eating disorders among a sample of registered dietitian nutritionists in the United States, the score on the ORTO-15 suggested 49.5% were at risk of ON, and 12.9% were at risk of eating disorders [17]. Moreover, in Selangor, according to a study done by ab Hamid et al (2018) to assess the prevalence of ON and the quality of life among health sciences students, 67.4% of the students had the tendency to experience ON. The results of the correlational analysis showed no correlation between ON and quality of life (r < 0.29) [18].…”

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“…Moreover, in Selangor, according to a study done by ab Hamid et al (2018) to assess the prevalence of ON and the quality of life among health sciences students, 67.4% of the students had the tendency to experience ON. The results of the correlational analysis showed no correlation between ON and quality of life (r < 0.29) [18]. In Turkey, there were four studies interested in ON, the prevalence rate among selected groups ranged from 45.5% (2007); 56.4% (2009); 43.6% (2010); to 41.9% (2015) [7,[19][20][21].…”

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confidence: 99%

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Prevalence of Orthorexia Nervosa Among Nutrition Students and Nutritionists in Jordan: Pilot Study

Abdullah

Al-Hourani

Alkhatib

2020

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Objective: Orthorexia Nervosa (ON) is defined as an excessive concern in choosing and preparing of meals according to strict rules. The aim of this study was evaluating the threat of orthorexia in a group of students and nutritionists and the tendency toward the presentation of ON behaviorMethods: This cross-sectional study was carried out in July and August of 2019 among 421 nutrition students from six universities, in addition to nutritionists in Jordan. Participants completed questionnaire related to individual characteristics and the ORTO-15 scale. Orthorexia Nervosa (ON) tendency was measured using ORTO-15 questionnaire, referring to different diagnostic thresholds (40/35). P<0.05 was accepted as statistically significant.Results: Orthorexia had 72.0% prevalence in our sample using the 40-point threshold; the figure was reasonably lower with the 35-point threshold (31.8%). Also, ON tendency was significantly affected by BMI categories (p=0.007) and gender (p=0.043) at 35-point threshold. Males have more tendency (39.4%) than females (28.6%) (p=0.029)Conclusion: The results of this study highlight the magnitude of ON in Jordan. Using cut-off at 35 is preferable than cut-off at 40 to identify factors influencing ON. Moreover, ON tendency is affected by gender and BMI and not affected by educational level.

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Orthorexia Nervosa and the Quality of Life among Health Sciences Students in Universiti Teknologi MARA, Selangor

Cited by 10 publications

References 14 publications

Orthorexic Tendency in Polish Students: Exploring Association with Dietary Patterns, Body Satisfaction and Weight

Orthorexic Tendency in Polish Students: Exploring Association with Dietary Patterns, Body Satisfaction and Weight

Prevalence of orthorexic eating behaviours and ways of understanding health by students of the Medical University in Lublin

Prevalence of Orthorexia Nervosa Among Nutrition Students and Nutritionists in Jordan: Pilot Study

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