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Is anorexia naturally occuring, or has it been "created" by modern society?

What I mean is, has western culture and the ideas of having to be thin to be beautiful created this disorder, or are there cases and accounts of anorexia pre-popular culture (early 20th century)

Any ideas, thoughts or anything relating to bulimia and other eating disorders would be interesting too.

Thanks.
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Anorexia was first recorded in 1684 and has appeared across cultures since. This suggests that there is an underlying cause other than just societal impact in the form of a genetic predisposition, such as people who have a lessened pleasure response or even a painful response to the consumption of food, this can cause people to want to eat less, or not at all. Of course certain aspects of society can encourage this kind of behaviour, but it is not the only cause.