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Orthorexia describes an extreme fixation on “healthy” eating that can harm a person’s health and life. The term was coined in 1997, but orthorexia is not an official diagnosis in the DSM-5‑TR, so how common it is and whether it is its own disorder or part of anorexia or OCD…
Researchers surveyed 680 people who followed health-food accounts online. They measured eating behaviour and orthorexia nervosa symptoms with the ORTO-15 questionnaire. Higher Instagram use was linked to more orthorexia symptoms, while other social media did not show this effect (Twitter showed a small link in exploratory tests). About 49% of…
This paper is a systematic review of research on adults that looked at how eating disorders, body image, emotions, and self-esteem are linked. The authors searched three databases for papers from 2010–2024, screened 1,117 records, and included 6 studies, most of which had mostly female participants. The studies commonly found…
Gender minorities are at high risk for eating disorders. Future studies should assess what is the most appropriate treatment for transgender and gender diverse people with eating disorders.
This study analysed answers from 5,247 adults with diagnosed or self-reported eating disorders about their use of psychedelic drugs. About one third (32.4%) had ever used psychedelics and 19.4% had used them in the past year. Users most often took psilocybin or LSD only once or twice per year. People…
