title: Assessing the Risk of Orthorexia in Dietetic and Physiotherapy Students Using the BOT (Bratman Test for Orthorexia).
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Orthorexia nervosa is an obsessive-compulsive focus on a "healthy" diet, which manifests as extreme concern about food content. This research was carried out in order to identify highly sensitive behaviours associated with eating a healthy diet.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  Assessment of risk of orthorexia nervosa among dietetics students compared to physiotherapy students.
  
  
  METHODS
  Presented research was conducted among 229 dietetic students and 201 physiotherapy students. It was based on general personal characteristics, the Bratman Test for Orthorexia (BOT) and questions posed by the authors.
  
  
  RESULTS
  26.6% of the dietetics students and only 14.9% of physiotherapy students were recognised as health food fanatics. The students of both dietetics (88.2%) and physiotherapy (52%) declared that they noticed changes in their attitude towards food after they had become students.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  It has been observed that these highly sensitive behaviours towards healthy eating are very common in both surveyed groups, however with a stronger tendency among the students of dietetics.
authors.affiliation: Department of Histology and Embryology, School of Medicine with the Division of Dentistry in Zabrze, Medical University of Silesia, Katowice, Poland.
authors.forename: Anna
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Dittfeld
authors.affiliation: Department of Physiotherapy, Chair of Physiotherapy, School of Health Sciences in Katowice, Medical University of Silesia, Katowice, Poland.
authors.forename: Katarzyna
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Gwizdek
authors.affiliation: Department of Food Related Diseases Prevention, School of Public Health in Bytom, Medical University of Silesia, Katowice, Poland.
authors.forename: Aneta
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Koszowska
authors.affiliation: Department of Food Related Diseases Prevention, School of Public Health in Bytom, Medical University of Silesia, Katowice, Poland.
authors.forename: Justyna
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Nowak
authors.affiliation: Department of Food Related Diseases Prevention, School of Public Health in Bytom, Medical University of Silesia, Katowice, Poland.
authors.forename: Anna
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Brończyk-Puzoń
authors.affiliation: Human Nutrition Department, Faculty of Health Science, Jagiellonian University Medical College in Cracov.
authors.forename: Paweł
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Jagielski
authors.affiliation: Department of Paediatrics in Zabrze, School of Medicine with the Division of Dentistry in Zabrze, Medical University of Silesia, Katowice, Poland.
authors.forename: Joanna
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Oświęcimska
authors.affiliation: Department of Paediatrics in Zabrze, School of Medicine with the Division of Dentistry in Zabrze, Medical University of Silesia, Katowice, Poland.
authors.forename: Katarzyna
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Ziora
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001294:Attitude to Health; D000072001:Diet, Healthy / Q000523:psychology*; D004046:Dietetics; D001068:Feeding and Eating Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy*; D005260:Female; D015438:Health Behavior; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D026741:Physical Therapy Modalities; D011044:Poland; D018570:Risk Assessment; D013334:Students / Q000523:psychology*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: dietetics; eating disorders; orthorexia nervosa; physiotherapy; students