Orthorexia; In short, it is the transformation of pure and healthy eating behaviors into an obsession. People make a serious effort to find the nutrients they find healthy and not to eat unhealthy things.
This way of eating, which seems quite logical and scientific at first glance; In orthorexic individuals, it moves to pathological dimensions and becomes a kind of obsession (Şengül & Hocaoğlu, 2019).
Orthodeficient individuals' obsessions are not related to the amount of food; how clean the food is, how natural it is, how organic it is, how much flavoring, preservative chemicals, food dyes, etc. availability, nutritional value, preparation, etc. is relevant. (Oğur and Aksoy, 2015).
Symptoms of Orthorexia Nervosa:
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Extreme fear that some foods will adversely affect health.
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Don't think about what to eat for most of the day.
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Excessive and obsessive questioning of content in choosing food, shopping, preparing meals
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Exaggerated beliefs about the effect of consuming or not consuming certain foods to prevent diseases,
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From environments (family, social activities, etc.) .) avoidance.
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Avoid eating out, feeling restless.
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Hearing after consuming unhealthy or "pure, unnatural" food feelings of guilt and anxieties.
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Being intolerant of those who do not find the right diet.
Especially in recent years; Nutrition trends in social media, interest in diet, food additives, food coloring, etc. in the media. Orthorexia has started to become more common due to reasons such as the news published about its content and the association of thinness with the perception of beauty (Oğur & Aksoy, 2015).
Kiş consuming only certain foods, vitamin deficiency, etc. can cause health problems. In addition to these, as what, how to eat and how to prepare is becoming increasingly important in their lives, this situation makes the person; It can also affect social areas such as being away from friends and family who do not have similar ideas about nutrition (Bratman & Knight, 2000).
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