[Othorexia: A new type of Eating Disorder?]

Nelly Goutaudier; Amélie Rousseau

doi:10.1016/j.lpm.2019.07.005

[Othorexia: A new type of Eating Disorder?]

Presse Med. 2019 Oct;48(10):1065-1071. doi: 10.1016/j.lpm.2019.07.005. Epub 2019 Oct 22.

[Article in French]

Authors

Nelly Goutaudier¹, Amélie Rousseau²

Affiliations

¹ Université de Poitiers, centre de recherches sur la cognition et l'apprentissage (CeRCA), UMR CNRS 7295, 86073 Poitiers, France. Electronic address: nelly.goutaudier@gmail.com.
² University Lille, EA 4072, PSITEC, psychologie, interactions, temps, émotions, cognition, 59000 Lille, France.

PMID: 31653538
DOI: 10.1016/j.lpm.2019.07.005

Abstract

Othorexia Nevrosa is defined as an obsessive though regarding healthy food consumption, food properties and cooking tools. Orthorexia Nevrosa is not mentioned in the psychiatric nosography and is not considered as a disorder. While no formal diagnostic criteria currently exist, screening tools have been developed to explore characteristics of Orthorexia Nevrosa. While Orthorexia Nevrosa has specific characteristics, an overlapping exists with Eating Disorders (ED) and Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) symptoms.

MeSH terms

Anorexia Nervosa / psychology
Cooking and Eating Utensils*
Feeding Behavior / psychology*
Feeding and Eating Disorders / diagnosis
Feeding and Eating Disorders / prevention & control
Feeding and Eating Disorders / psychology*
Food Handling
Food Ingredients / analysis*
Humans
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder / diagnosis
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder / prevention & control
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder / psychology*
Risk Factors

Substances

Food Ingredients