The Department of Endocrinology, 
Orthorexia nervosa.
- Department of Endocrinology, Bharti Hospital, Karnal, India.
- Department of Endocrinology, Christian Medical College, Vellore, india.
- Department of Medicine, Christian Medical College, Ludhiana, India.
JPMA. The Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association Vol. 70 · Issue 7 · pp. 1282-1284
PMID 32799294
Cite This Article
Sanjay Kalra, Nitin Kapoor, Jubbin Jacob. Orthorexia nervosa. JPMA. The Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association. 2020;70(7):1282-1284.
Abstract
Orthorexia nervosa is an eating disorder characterized by an obsessive focus on "healthy" eating, and inflexibility in diet, which leads to clinically significant medical or psychosocial impairment. This review describes the clinical features and management of orthorexia nervosa. Focusing on the endocrine aspects of the syndrome, it explores the multiple bidirectional links between endocrinopathy and orthorexia, as well as endocrine management and orthorexia.
Keywords
- Anorexia nervosa
- Bulimia nervosa
- Diabesity
- Eating disorders
- Obesity
- Type 1 Diabetes
- Type 2 diabetes
- Medical nutrition therapy.
