Investigation of the orthorexia nervosa symptoms among those who sport i̇n gym

This research is done to examine prevalence and symptoms of orthorexi anervosa on those who sport in gym. Allt ogether 200 people join this investigation 87 female and 113 male and their ages are from 20 to 45. Research samples are consisted sport people and non-sportpeople. A four-part interview form is conducted in groups on the people participated in the research. These four-part form consists of "personal information form" for demographic information, "ORTO-15 test" and Maudsley Obsessive Compulsive Inventory to determine whether they have ortorexia nervosa or not and "Eating Attitudes Test (EAT-40)" for the eating desorders. The research shows both qualitative and statistical data. According to statistical results obtained from the research, sport people make sign about orthorexic symptoms much more than non-sport people. According to gender of the people; males are making sign about orthorexic symptoms more than females. As eating disorder risk increases orthorexia nervosa indicators increase and as obsessive compulsive disorder indicators increase, orthorexia nervosa indicators increase too among those who sport. Also, according to qualitative results obtained from the research, it is determined that males are making more research about healthy diet and they are aware of unconscious about this subject, furthermore males adopt healthy diet as their lifestyle more than females do.