TY  -  JOUR
AU  -  Chinello, Alessandro
AU  -  Parma, Francesca
AU  -  Frigerio, Francesca
AU  -  Manila Galli, Chiara
AU  -  Richichi, Veronica
AU  -  Zappa, Luigi Enrico
AU  -  Dell'Orletta, Felice
AU  -  Boschetti, Federico
T1  -  Food semantics on pro-anorexia websites in Italy
PY  -  2020
Y1  -  2020-09-01
DO  -  10.1708/3457.34462
JO  -  Rivista di Psichiatria
JA  -  Riv Psichiatr
VL  -  55
IS  -  5
SP  -  297
EP  -  300
PB  -  Il Pensiero Scientifico Editore
SN  -  2038-2502
Y2  -  2026/05/12
UR  -  http://dx.doi.org/10.1708/3457.34462
N2  -  SUMMARY. Introduction. The term pro-ana (pro-anorexia) means the spread of restrictive eating behaviors and anorectic advices in virtual spaces written by teenagers. The purpose of this pilot study consists in a qualitative and quantitative analysis of foods contained in a linguistic corpus made up of users’ comments on pro-ana websites. Method. The corpus of pro-ana websites was analyzed through the T2K tool based on word-frequency processing. Results. The results show conversations regarding beverages, products of vegetable origin (fruit, vegetables) and low-calorie foods, with a tendency to limit the fear linked to the choice of high-calorie foods through reassuring and reconcilable language labels (“light”, “sugar free”). Conclusions. These findings specify the food semantics on pro-ana websites associated to an anorectic vocabulary with restrictive diets. The results could be used to characterize the most common food as risk factors within the eating disorders framework.
ER  -