Friederike Barthels1, Leonie Bamberg2, Reinhard Pietrowsky2. 1. Department of Clinical Psychology, Institute of Experimental Psychology, Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf, Universitätsstraße 1, 40225, Düsseldorf, Germany. friederike.barthels@uni-duesseldorf.de. 2. Department of Clinical Psychology, Institute of Experimental Psychology, Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf, Universitätsstraße 1, 40225, Düsseldorf, Germany.
Abstract
PURPOSE: To compare orthorexic eating behavior in a sample of adults with and without self-reported allergies and food intolerances. METHODS: N = 52 individuals with and n = 102 individuals without self-reported allergies and food intolerances (80% with medical diagnosis; in total 74.6% female, 23.7% male; age: M = 28.13, SD = 11.96 years) completed an online survey with the Düsseldorf Orthorexia Scale and answered several questions regarding their allergies/intolerances. RESULTS: The groups did not differ in their orthorexic eating behavior. In the sample of individuals with allergies/intolerances, orthorexic eating behavior correlated with the perceived severity of the allergic symptoms and the number of consequences that the allergies had for eating behavior. CONCLUSIONS: In line with previous findings, orthorexic eating behavior does not seem to be elevated in individuals with allergies/intolerances. However, focusing on a healthy diet despite adverse food reactions and experiencing a number of allergy-related consequences for one's eating behavior might be associated with orthorexic eating behavior. LEVEL OF EVIDENCE: III, case-control analytic study.
PURPOSE: To compare orthorexic eating behavior in a sample of adults with and without self-reported allergies and food intolerances. METHODS: N = 52 individuals with and n = 102 individuals without self-reported allergies and food intolerances (80% with medical diagnosis; in total 74.6% female, 23.7% male; age: M = 28.13, SD = 11.96 years) completed an online survey with the Düsseldorf Orthorexia Scale and answered several questions regarding their allergies/intolerances. RESULTS: The groups did not differ in their orthorexic eating behavior. In the sample of individuals with allergies/intolerances, orthorexic eating behavior correlated with the perceived severity of the allergic symptoms and the number of consequences that the allergies had for eating behavior. CONCLUSIONS: In line with previous findings, orthorexic eating behavior does not seem to be elevated in individuals with allergies/intolerances. However, focusing on a healthy diet despite adverse food reactions and experiencing a number of allergy-related consequences for one's eating behavior might be associated with orthorexic eating behavior. LEVEL OF EVIDENCE: III, case-control analytic study.
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