[Orthorexia: News and treatment of a modern-day pathology]

Rev Infirm. 2021 Jan;70(267):37-39. doi: 10.1016/j.revinf.2020.11.013. Epub 2020 Dec 4.
[Article in French]

Abstract

Contrary to the objective sought by orthorexics, orthorexia ends up affecting health more or less seriously. For these subjects, who are often asocial eaters in search of the perfect food, the obsession with healthy eating becomes unhealthy. Between psychopathology and certain modern eating incentives, this still relatively unknown disorder must be detected, evaluated and treated in order to prevent its harmful consequences.

Keywords: alimentation; anorexia; anorexie; eating disorder; nutrition; obsessive-compulsive disorder; orthorexia; orthorexie; trouble des conduites alimentaires; trouble obsessionnel compulsif.

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Feeding and Eating Disorders* / therapy
  • Humans