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Review

Orthorexia Nervosa, Eating Disorders, and Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder: A Selective Review of the Last Seven Years

by
Maria Pontillo
1,*,
Valeria Zanna
1,
Francesco Demaria
1,
Roberto Averna
1,
Cristina Di Vincenzo
1,
Margherita De Biase
2,
Michelangelo Di Luzio
1,
Benedetta Foti
2,
Maria Cristina Tata
1 and
Stefano Vicari
1,2
1
Child and Adolescent Neuropsychiatry Unit, Department of Neuroscience, IRCCS Children Hospital Bambino Gesù, 00165 Rome, Italy
2
Department of Life Sciences and Public Health, Catholic University of the Sacred Heart, 00168 Rome, Italy
*
Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
J. Clin. Med. 2022, 11(20), 6134; https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm11206134
Submission received: 2 August 2022 / Revised: 13 October 2022 / Accepted: 13 October 2022 / Published: 18 October 2022
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder: Update on Research and Clinical Management)
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Orthorexia nervosa (ON) is defined as an exaggerated, obsessive, pathological fixation on healthy food, healthy eating, or health-conscious eating behaviors. In the literature, there is an ongoing debate over whether ON should be considered simply a lifestyle phenomenon or a psychiatric disorder. In this vein, ON seems to share psychopathological characteristics with both eating disorders (EDs) and obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD). However, there are insufficient data to reconcile the debate. The present study aimed at consolidating evidence on the clinical significance of ON and its relationship with EDs and OCD. A selective review of the literature published between January 2015 and March 2022 was conducted, following the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) guidelines. Ten studies were included. Some of these studies suggested that ON might follow a full-syndrome DSM-5 ED. Other studies proposed that ON and DSM-5 EDs may co-occur. Finally, only two studies suggested a relationship between ON and OCD. To date, the clinical significance of ON and its relationship with EDs and other DSM-5 psychiatric disorders (e.g., OCD) appears complicated and unclear. Future longitudinal research on the possible clinical course of ON is needed.
Keywords: orthorexia nervosa; eating disorders; obsessive-compulsive disorders; ORTO-15; anorexia nervosa; bulimia nervosa orthorexia nervosa; eating disorders; obsessive-compulsive disorders; ORTO-15; anorexia nervosa; bulimia nervosa

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Pontillo, M.; Zanna, V.; Demaria, F.; Averna, R.; Di Vincenzo, C.; De Biase, M.; Di Luzio, M.; Foti, B.; Tata, M.C.; Vicari, S. Orthorexia Nervosa, Eating Disorders, and Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder: A Selective Review of the Last Seven Years. J. Clin. Med. 2022, 11, 6134. https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm11206134

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Pontillo M, Zanna V, Demaria F, Averna R, Di Vincenzo C, De Biase M, Di Luzio M, Foti B, Tata MC, Vicari S. Orthorexia Nervosa, Eating Disorders, and Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder: A Selective Review of the Last Seven Years. Journal of Clinical Medicine. 2022; 11(20):6134. https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm11206134

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Pontillo, Maria, Valeria Zanna, Francesco Demaria, Roberto Averna, Cristina Di Vincenzo, Margherita De Biase, Michelangelo Di Luzio, Benedetta Foti, Maria Cristina Tata, and Stefano Vicari. 2022. "Orthorexia Nervosa, Eating Disorders, and Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder: A Selective Review of the Last Seven Years" Journal of Clinical Medicine 11, no. 20: 6134. https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm11206134

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Pontillo, M., Zanna, V., Demaria, F., Averna, R., Di Vincenzo, C., De Biase, M., Di Luzio, M., Foti, B., Tata, M. C., & Vicari, S. (2022). Orthorexia Nervosa, Eating Disorders, and Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder: A Selective Review of the Last Seven Years. Journal of Clinical Medicine, 11(20), 6134. https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm11206134

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