Orthorexia Nervosa: A cross-sectional study among athletes competing in endurance sports in Northern Italy.

Orthorexia Nervosa (ON) is an eating disorder marked by an excessive control over the quality of the food eaten. Some groups present a higher prevalence of ON and people practicing sports seems to be a population at risk. The aim of this study is to assess the prevalence of ON in endurance athletes...

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Main Authors: Fabrizio Bert, Maria Rosaria Gualano, Gianluca Voglino, Paola Rossello, Jean Paul Perret, Roberta Siliquini
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2019-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0221399