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A 5 page overview of the varying opinions that exist regarding the normality of unusual eating behaviors such as bulimia and anorexia. The author asserts that those that argue that these types of behaviors are normal base their arguments in emotion rather than fact. Bibliography lists 8 sources.
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Unusual eating behaviors such as anorexia and bulimia have
come into the limelight in recent years. Opinions about the normality of these behaviors, about whether they are in fact eating disorders, vary widely in some circles.
In "Eating Disorders: Opposing Viewpoints" author Jennifer A. Hurley brings together some of the most diverse of these opinions. Upon examination these opinions can quickly be categorized, however,
into two broad groups. One set of arguments, those that argue that unusual eating behaviors such as anorexia and bulimia are not in actuality eating disorders, is based primarily
on emotion. The second set of arguments, those that argue that there are not only physiological but emotional impacts of these types of behaviors, are based more on quantifiable
effects and causes that are associated with these types of eating behaviors. The first set of arguments set thus primarily subjective in nature while the second set is objective.
To explore the varying opinions that exist regarding unusual eating behaviors such as anorexia and bulimia it is helpful to first examine the
so-called facts. According to these "facts" eating disorders affect females more frequently than males. Anorexia, for example, is believed to affect females ninety percent of the time (Romeo,
1994). The reasons for these differences undoubtedly relate to genetics as well as to environmental factors. These reasons also could be expected, however, to relate to the limited
understanding of eating disorders. Interestingly, as our knowledge of this condition increases so too do the statistics regarding its manifestation in
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