Background <p>The purpose of this study was to examine the dietary habits of female students during their college reunion and evaluate their risk of orthorexia nervosa in both health-related and non-health-related fields of study.</p> Methods <p>The study was conducted using the Computer-Assisted Web Interview method. A survey questionnaire was used to conduct the study, which was developed based on a Questionnaire of Eating Behavior and ORTO-15, a questionnaire used tool to assess the risk of orthorexia nervosa. After taking into account the inclusion and exclusion criteria, 388 female students participated in the study (the average age 25.02 ± 5.11).</p> Results <p>Polish female students eat an average of 2–3 meals a day during their college reunion and snack in between, reaching most often for fruits and sweets. At breakfast, they most often reach for coffee, bread, and meat products. A lunch consists of potatoes, meat, and vegetable salads, and a dinner of coffee, tea, bread, and cheese. Polish female students drink about 1 L of water a day and 1–2 coffees during their college reunion. In a survey on the risk of orthorexia nervosa, there were no significant differences between health-related female students and non-health-related students (<i>p</i> = 0.69). The nutritional status of most female extramural students was normal.</p> Conclusions <p>The study found no differences in the risk of orthorexia or in eating habits between female students in health-related and non-health-related fields.</p> Trial registration <p>The study was approved by the Bioethics Committee of the Silesian Medical University in Katowice (BNW/NWN/0052/KB1/44/I/23) in light of the Law of December 5, 1996, on the Profession of Physician and Dentist, which includes a definition of medical experimentation.</p>

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Diet and risk of orthorexia nervosa among female post-graduate students in health-related and non-health-related fields

  • Wioleta Faruga-Lewicka,
  • Wiktoria Staśkiewicz-Bartecka,
  • Marek Kardas

摘要

Background

The purpose of this study was to examine the dietary habits of female students during their college reunion and evaluate their risk of orthorexia nervosa in both health-related and non-health-related fields of study.

Methods

The study was conducted using the Computer-Assisted Web Interview method. A survey questionnaire was used to conduct the study, which was developed based on a Questionnaire of Eating Behavior and ORTO-15, a questionnaire used tool to assess the risk of orthorexia nervosa. After taking into account the inclusion and exclusion criteria, 388 female students participated in the study (the average age 25.02 ± 5.11).

Results

Polish female students eat an average of 2–3 meals a day during their college reunion and snack in between, reaching most often for fruits and sweets. At breakfast, they most often reach for coffee, bread, and meat products. A lunch consists of potatoes, meat, and vegetable salads, and a dinner of coffee, tea, bread, and cheese. Polish female students drink about 1 L of water a day and 1–2 coffees during their college reunion. In a survey on the risk of orthorexia nervosa, there were no significant differences between health-related female students and non-health-related students (p = 0.69). The nutritional status of most female extramural students was normal.

Conclusions

The study found no differences in the risk of orthorexia or in eating habits between female students in health-related and non-health-related fields.

Trial registration

The study was approved by the Bioethics Committee of the Silesian Medical University in Katowice (BNW/NWN/0052/KB1/44/I/23) in light of the Law of December 5, 1996, on the Profession of Physician and Dentist, which includes a definition of medical experimentation.