Orthorexia Nervosa: The Medicalization of Extreme Healthy Eating Practices

2022 ◽  
pp. 147-170
Author(s):  
Alison Fixsen ◽  
Anna Cheshire
Keyword(s):  
Healthy Eating ◽  
Orthorexia Nervosa ◽  
Eating Practices

scholarly journals DIET AND HEALTH IN THE PERSPECTIVE OF ADOLESCENTS: CONTRIBUTIONS FOR HEALTH PROMOTION

2019 ◽  
Vol 28 ◽  
Author(s):  
Julyana Gall da Silva ◽  
Márcia de Assunção Ferreira
Keyword(s):  
Healthy Eating ◽  
Social Representations ◽  
Statistical Significance ◽  
Population Group ◽  
Semistructured Interview ◽  
Preparation Time ◽  
Adolescent Students ◽  
The Social ◽  
Knowledge And Practice ◽  
Eating Practices

ABSTRACT Objective: to describe the social representations of healthy eating and to analyze the relationships established with health. Method: an exploratory and descriptive study, with qualitative approach that applied the Social Representations Theory. A semistructured interview was conducted with 31 adolescent students, aged 10 to 13 years, from a municipal school in Rio de Janeiro (Brazil) from September to November 2013. The Alceste software was used to analyze the two classes of greater statistical significance. Results: adolescents choose foods with higher fat content, with faster preparation time and more sugar. They care about health, but they prioritize pleasure and taste. They establish a relationship between diet, body weight and health, understanding that fat people are more prone to diseases. Conclusion: healthy eating is conceptualized by what adolescents consider good or bad for their health, but this evaluation is not directly related to their eating practices. The contradictions between knowledge and practice are evidenced in order to guide propositional interventions with this population group.

scholarly journals Healthy Eating Practices

2007 ◽  
Vol 33 (4) ◽  
pp. 671-679 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lauren A. Gellar ◽  
Kelly Schrader ◽  
Tonja R. Nansel
Keyword(s):  
Healthy Eating ◽  
Eating Practices

scholarly journals The Social Construction of a Concept—Orthorexia Nervosa: Morality Narratives and Psycho-Politics

2020 ◽  
Vol 30 (7) ◽  
pp. 1101-1113 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alison Fixsen ◽  
Anna Cheshire ◽  
Michelle Berry
Keyword(s):  
Eating Disorder ◽  
Social Construction ◽  
Weight Management ◽  
Healthy Eating ◽  
Social Influences ◽  
Orthorexia Nervosa ◽  
The Social ◽  
And Behaviors ◽  
Management Professionals

Our article explores orthorexia nervosa (ON)—an extreme fixation with healthy eating—from a social construction perspective. Interviews with people self-identified as “obsessed” with healthy eating or having ON (“Identifiers”) and nonmedical professionals working with ON (“Professionals”) were comparatively analyzed, along with orthorexia threads from an eating disorder website (“Posters”). Participants made sense of and rationalized their attitudes and feelings concerning healthy eating and aligned themselves according to their interests. Identifiers and Posters applauded “healthy eating” and regarded consumption of “impure” foods as leading to ill-health. Some framed their dietary discipline within an ethically motivated lifestyle, while others were preoccupied with appearance or weight management. Professionals expressed concern for, and disapproval of, extreme views and behaviors in clients and parental and social influences supporting them. Debates surrounding orthorexic practices are tangled; some individuals need help, yet dangers lie in over medicalizing or “troubling” what may be a preferred lifestyle.

Effects of the Rango Cards game intervention on food consumption, nutritional knowledge and self-efficacy in the adoption of healthy eating practices of high school students: a cluster randomised controlled trial

2020 ◽  
Vol 23 (13) ◽  
pp. 2424-2433 ◽  
Author(s):  
Carolina Martins dos Santos Chagas ◽  
Giselle Rhai-Sa Melo ◽  
Raquel Braz Assunção Botelho ◽  
Natacha Toral
Keyword(s):  
High School Students ◽  
Healthy Eating ◽  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Controlled Trial ◽  
Intervention Group ◽  
Cluster Randomised Controlled Trial ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Nutritional Knowledge ◽  
School Students ◽  
Eating Practices

AbstractObjective:The study aimed to assess the impact of a game-based nutritional intervention on food consumption, nutritional knowledge and self-efficacy in the adoption of healthy eating practices.Design:This cluster randomised controlled trial included both male and female high school students from private schools in the Federal District, Brazil. Four schools were randomly selected for each group. Investigated variables were age, sex, monthly family income, maternal education level, dietary perceptions and practices, nutritional knowledge and self-efficacy in the adoption of healthy eating practices.Setting:Intervention group participants were instructed to play Rango Cards, a digital game developed for the study, on their own, for a period of 7–17 d, while the control group was not provided with any game or material during the study.Participants:The study included 319 adolescents (mean age = 15·8 (sd 0·7) years).Results:Significant reductions were observed in the intervention group compared with the control group for the following variables: habit of eating while watching TV or studying and having meals at fast food restaurants. The intervention group showed increased knowledge of the effects of fruit and vegetable consumption as well as improved self-efficacy in the adoption of healthy eating practices such as reducing Na intake and preparing healthy meals.Conclusions:The design of Rango Cards is potentially capable of effecting positive changes. Therefore, the digital game promotes autonomy and self-care among adolescents with regard to healthy eating.

Orthorexia Nervosa: Can Healthy Eating Food Trends Impact Food Companies Marketing Strategies?

2019 ◽  
Vol 25 (7) ◽  
pp. 754-770
Author(s):  
Paulo Duarte ◽  
Susana Costa e Silva ◽  
Ana Margarida Sintra Pisco ◽  
João Moreira de Campos
Keyword(s):  
Healthy Eating ◽  
Marketing Strategies ◽  
Orthorexia Nervosa ◽  
Food Trends

scholarly journals Understanding “nostalgic inequality”: A critical analysis of barriers to Latinos’ healthy eating practices in the United States

2017 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 58
Author(s):  
Anahi Viladrich
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
New York ◽  
Healthy Eating ◽  
Minority Groups ◽  
The United States ◽  
Raising Awareness ◽  
The Individual ◽  
Eating Practices ◽  
First And Second Generation ◽  
The Impact

Based on two mixed-methods studies conducted with first and second generation Latinas in New York City (NYC), this article questions simplistic notions of acculturation by stressing the impact of structural conditions (at the individual, social and physical levels) in determining Latinas’ food practices in the United States (U.S.). The term “nostalgic inequality” is used here to argue that Latinas’ retention of, and adaptation to, their traditional staples (i.e., nostalgic foods) tends to favor affordable and fat-saturated items (e.g., fried and processed foods) that through time contribute to higher rates of obesity and cardiovascular disease, among other deleterious health conditions. In the end, this review is aimed at raising awareness about the barriers to healthy eating experienced by disadvantaged minority groups in the U.S. urban milieu.

Healthy Eating Practices Among Students in Sekolah Menengah Bandar Sibu, Sarawak

2016 ◽  
Vol 22 (8) ◽  
pp. 1985-1988
Author(s):  
Md. Nasir Masran ◽  
Loh Ying Ying
Keyword(s):  
Healthy Eating ◽  
Eating Practices

scholarly journals Cerminan Pemakanan Sihat Dalam Peribahasa Tamil: Suatu Kajian Semantik Inkuisitif (Healthy Diet Reflection in Tamil Proverbs: An Inquisitive Semantic Research)

2019 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 117
Author(s):  
TANGAPRABU MURTHY ◽  
MARY FATIMAH SUBET ◽  
MUHAMMAD ZAID DAUD
Keyword(s):  
Data Collection ◽  
Healthy Eating ◽  
Food Group ◽  
Eating Habit ◽  
Inquisitive Semantics ◽  
Vital Part ◽  
Food Pyramid ◽  
Daily Diet ◽  
Vegetables And Fruits ◽  
Eating Practices

Abstract. Healthy eating practices, especially those based on food pyramid, should be vividly followed in our daily diet. The food pyramid guide contains four main groups of food which are arranged accordingly to the quantity of nutrition recommended by the health expertise of the balanced, healthy and correct nutritional features. One of the most vital part of the food pyramid is green vegetables and fruits. They are a the second level of the aforementioned food group that is rich in vitamins, minerals and fibre. Implicitly, this healthy eating image was also transmitted into the creation of proverbs for example in Tamil proverbs. Healthy food images have been detected in the Tamil data collection  collected through deep interviews with four Indian informants. A total of five Tamil proverbs have been screened using sampling mode, which is aimed to have the images of green vegetables and fruits such as “eggplant”, “cassava”, “water pumpkin” and more. They were detected in a total of 25 Tamil proverbs obtained from the informants. Further to that, this study will examine the implicit meaning of these proverbs using an incredibly inquisitive approach by Nor Hashimah Jalaluddin (2014) by associating the data, theory, cognitive and intellect of the speakers. With such information, researchers are able to look at the language, society and thoughts of the speaker.Keywords: Tamil proverbs, healthy eating habit, vegetables and fruits, linguistics, inquisitive semantics, the minds of the speaker Abstrak. Amalan pemakanan sihat khususnya yang berpandukan piramid makanan seharusnya diikuti dalam aktiviti pemakanan seharian kita. Melalui panduan piramid makanan ini mengandungi empat jenis atau kumpulan makanan yang disusun mengikut tingkat atau aras berdasarkan jumlah dan kuantiti pemakanan yang disyorkan oleh pihak kesihatan seluruh dunia bagi memenuhi ciri - ciri pemakanan yang seimbang, sihat dan betul. Salah-satunya ialah sayur-sayuran hijau dan buah-buahan yang berada pada aras dua sebagai kumpulan makanan yang kaya dengan zat vitamin, mineral dan serat. Secara implisitnya, imej pemakanan sihat ini turut dipancarkan dalam penciptaan peribahasa contohnya peribahasa Tamil sebagaimana kajian ini dijalankan. Imej pemakanan sihat telah dikesan dalam dapatan data peribahasa Tamil yang dikutip melalui temu bual mendalam terhadap empat orang informan yang berbangsa India. Sejumlah lima peribahasa Tamil telah disaring menggunakan pensampelan bertujuan mempunyai imej pemakanan sihat iaitu sayur-sayuran hijau dan buah-buahan seperti “terung”, “ubi kayu”, “labu air” telah dikesan dalam 25 data peribahasa Tamil yang diperoleh. Oleh itu, kajian ini akan meneliti makna implisit dalam peribahasa ini menggunakan pendekatan semantik inkuisitif oleh Nor Hashimah Jalaluddin (2014) dengan mengaitkan data, teori, kognitif dan akal budi penutur. Dengan adanya maklumat-maklumat sebegini pengkaji mampu melihat hubungan bahasa, masyarakat dan pemikiran seseorang itu.Kata kunci: Peribahasa Tamil, amalan pemakanan sihat, sayur-sayuran dan buah-buahan, linguistik, semantik inkuisitif, akal budi penutur

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