Ortorexia nervosa e suas relações com as redes sociais: uma revisão da literatura

Abstract

Orthorexia nervosa (ON) is an eating disorder caused by an exacerbated concern with the quality of food, usually brought on by body dissatisfaction (SOUZA, 2022). Social media can have a great influence on low self-esteem, inciting in individuals the desire to fit into hegemonic beauty standards and this can partially trigger ON. Objective: To identify the state of the art on the possible relationships between ON and social networks. Methodology: Literature review of scientific articles, published in the last 10 original years, available in the PubMed, SciELO and BVS databases that presented relationships between ON and social networks. Results: 09 articles were considered for this study, which used different methodologies and may have influenced their results - converging and diverging on the possible relationship between social networks and ON. While some show that the more time spent on the platforms, the greater the propensity to develop ON, there is the claim that people who don't have ON spend more time on social networks than those diagnosed with ON. The posts and hashtags used are of an encouraging nature, which suggests that Instagram, the most used social network, can be used as a community of cooperation for recovery and the adoption of healthier eating behaviors. It is considered that social networks and ON establish relationships, both for the adoption of orthorexic behaviors, as well as in aiding their recovery, where individuals group together virtually sharing mutual support.