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Objective: This study was carried out to evaluate the relationship between the eating habits of women (aged 20-40) and orthorexia nervosa. Materials and Methods: The study sample was calculated of 475 women selected by the “simple random sampling method” according to the 2011 census results of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC). The women aged 20-40 years were enrolled for the study. The data was collected using face-to-face interview technique by the researcher. Visits were paid to the homes or workplaces of the women residing in Famagusta district between May-July 2016. Questionnaire comprising of questions related to general sociodemographic characteristics, general eating habits and eating behaviors was used to collect the relevant data. Orthorexia Nervosa Rating Scale was used to evaluate orthorexic behavior. Results: The mean age of the women was 30.67±6.08. While 21.1% of the participants in the study had a health problem diagnosed by a doctor, 78.9% did not have any health problems. The mean score based on scale was 26.73±3.27. Of the participants, 24.8% were prone to orthorexia and 75.2% were healthy. The cigarette use of orthorexiaprone and healthy participants was analysed and a statistically significant difference was found (p<0.05). The orthorexia-prone and healthy women who participated in the study were evaluated in terms of regular breakfast and snack consumption, and no statistically significant difference was found (p>0.05). There is a statistically significant difference between the bread consumption of orthorexia-prone women and healthy ones (p<0.05). A positive correlation was found between the participants' scale score and daily bread consumption (r=0.091, p=0.048). Conclusion: It was found that the bread consumption and cigarette smoking decreased in the women participating in the study as their orthorexia nervosa tendencies increased.

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