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I think our increasingly isolated lifestyles are going to cause eating disorders (and it may be the case already). That, and the fact the market is entirely flooding with superfluous and unhealthy foods. Basically, people don't know what to eat anymore. In the past, our diet was regulated by not only natural constrictions, but also by what everyone around us was eating. I can remember in the 80s that people didn't eat out as much, and besides keeping some snacks around the house, all the cooking was done by our mothers who cooked more or less traditional food, and they shared recipes among each other. Diet was very regulated and predictable. I don't see that anymore. People no longer live in large families, people no longer have as many children around, and young people especially seem to eat random food, and keep very little food in their homes.

Maybe I believe that modern people, especially living in cities, ALL have eating disorders.