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What is Bigorexia? Diagnosis and Treatment Approaches

Bigoreksiya Nedir? Tanı ve Tedavi Yaklaşımları

Furkan Özoğlu(RECEP TAYYİP ERDOĞAN ÜNİVERSİTESİ, TIP FAKÜLTESİ)
Çiçek Hocaoğlu(RECEP TAYYİP ERDOĞAN ÜNİVERSİTESİ, TIP FAKÜLTESİ, DAHİLİ TIP BİLİMLERİ BÖLÜMÜ, RUH SAĞLIĞI VE HASTALIKLARI ANABİLİM DALI)
Pages
71–78
Publication Date
2019-08-30
DOI
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This review aims to increase awareness of bigorexia, contains the synthesis of available literature information.

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Objective & Hypothesis:Bigorexia is a disease that affects especially bodybuilding athletes.
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Key Findings & Data:As the popularity of bodybuilding sports increases in the 21st century, the number of patients also increases.
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Conclusion & Impact:This review aims to increase awareness of bigorexia, contains the synthesis of available literature information.
🔬Design:Review & Systematic Survey
📍Scope:Comprehensive Sample
⚙️Variables:kas dismorfisi · yeme bozuklukları · vücut geliştirme

Abstract

Bigorexia is a disease that affects especially bodybuilding athletes. These individuals are obsessed about being inadequately musculer. Some of the complications of this disease are excessive compelling sports, excessive time spent in the gym, spending a lot of money on sports supplements, abnormal diet and even steroid-style substance use. As the popularity of bodybuilding sports increases in the 21st century, the number of patients also increases. Although many studies have been conducted on the Anorexia Nevroza due to the body image concerns of female patients, in the literature very little space bigorexia given. This review aims to increase awareness of bigorexia, contains the synthesis of available literature information.

Özet

Bigoreksiya, özellikle vücut geliştirme sporcularını etkileyen bir hastalıktır. Bu bireyler kas konusunda yetersiz olma takıntısı yaşamaktadır. Bu hastalığın bazı komplikasyonları ise aşırı zorlayıcı spor yapmak, spor salonunda aşırı vakit geçirmek, spor takviyelerine çok fazla para harcamak, anormal beslenme şekilleri hatta steroid tarzı madde kullanımı olarak sıralanabilir. 21.Yüzyılda popülerliği artan vücut geliştirme sporuna paralel, hasta sayısı artış göstermektedir. Daha çok kadın hastaların vücut imaj kaygılarından kaynaklanan Anoreksiya Nevroza üzerinde birçok çalışma yapılmasına karşın, literatürde bigoreksiyaya çok az yer verilmiştir. Bu derleme bigoreksiya ile ilgili farkındalığın arttırılması için mevcut literatür bilgilerinin sentezini içermektedir.

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Özoğlu, F., Hocaoğlu, Ç. (2019). What is Bigorexia? Diagnosis and Treatment Approaches. Spor Eğitim Dergisi, Cilt: 3 Sayı: 2, 71–78. https://ajindex.com/articles/1544718

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