APS

30th APS Annual Convention · 2018

When “Being Healthy” Is Unhealthy: The Exploration of Orthorexia Nervosa Among Young Women in Japan

San Francisco, CA · May 2018

Poster · Clinical Science

  • Mika Omori
    Ochanomizu University
  • Ai Takamura
    Ochanomizu University
  • Yoko Yamazaki
    Ochanomizu University

Abstract

There is a growing interest in orthorexia nervosa (ON), pathological preoccupation with healthy eating. The present study aimed to investigate the prevalence and predictors of ON in Japanese female college students. The poster presents an overview of ON and findings from a survey with 392 women in Japan.

Health/Exercise/Sport

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