Dittfeld Anna, Gwizdek Katarzyna, Jagielski Paweł, Brzęk Joanna, Ziora Katarzyna
Zakład i Katedra Histologii i Embriologii, Wydział Lekarski z Oddziałem Dentystycznym w Zabrzu, Śląski Uniwersytet Medyczny w Katowicach.
Katedra i Klinika Rehabilitacji, Wydział Nauk o Zdrowiu w Katowicach, Śląski Uniwersytet Medyczny w Katowicach.
Psychiatr Pol. 2017 Dec 30;51(6):1133-1144. doi: 10.12740/PP/75739.
The following article presents the relationship between vegetarianism and orthorexia nervosa (ON). Vegetarianism is an ideology and a way of life that aims at minimizing animal exploitation. A vegetarian diet excludes the consumption of meat together with other animal derived products. According to scientists, orthorexia nervosa is considered to be a new, yet unclassified eating disorder. It involves introducing dietary restrictions by individuals who feel a desire to improve their health status by healthy eating.
The study involved 2,611 participants, namely 1,346 vegetarians and 1,265 non-vegetarians. The research questionnaire consisted of general personal and anthropometric characteristics, the BOT(Bratman Test for Orthorexia) and questions evaluating the participants' attitude towards nutrition.
Based on the obtained results, health food fanaticism is more specific to vegetarians than non-vegetarians. The risk for orthorexia nervosa decreases with age and diet duration. The biggest number of health food fanatics was found in the group of lacto-vegetarians, a lower number among ovo-vegetarians and lacto-ovo-vegetarians, and the smallest number was observed in the vegan group. Also, vegetarians were reported to have dietary consultations as frequently as non-vegetarians.
Very few studies can be found on the relationship between orthorexia nervosa and vegetarianism. Some scientists believe that vegetarians are particularly prone to orthorexia nervosa. In addition, it has been suggested by other researchers that vegetarianism can be used to mask eating disorders, as it allows these affected individuals to avoid certain products or situations related to food. The direction of cause and effect cannot be determined.
以下文章阐述了素食主义与神经性正食症（ON）之间的关系。素食主义是一种旨在尽量减少动物剥削的理念和生活方式。素食饮食不包括肉类及其他动物源性产品的消费。据科学家称，神经性正食症被认为是一种新的、尚未分类的饮食失调症。它涉及那些希望通过健康饮食来改善健康状况的人对饮食进行限制。
该研究涉及2611名参与者，即1346名素食者和1265名非素食者。研究问卷包括一般个人和人体测量特征、BOT（正食症布拉特曼测试）以及评估参与者对营养态度的问题。
根据所得结果，健康食品狂热在素食者中比非素食者更为普遍。神经性正食症的风险随年龄和饮食持续时间而降低。在乳素食者群体中发现的健康食品狂热者数量最多，在卵素食者和蛋奶素食者群体中数量较少，而在纯素食者群体中观察到的数量最少。此外，据报道素食者与非素食者进行饮食咨询的频率相同。
关于神经性正食症与素食主义之间关系的研究很少。一些科学家认为素食者特别容易患神经性正食症。此外，其他研究人员表明，素食主义可被用来掩盖饮食失调，因为它使这些受影响的个体能够避免某些与食物相关的产品或情况。因果关系的方向无法确定。
