ABSTRACT
Anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa are disorders that involve abnormal feeding behavior. We know that taste hedonics affect food consumption in either positive (preferences) or negative (aversions) directions in nonhuman (e.g., Sclafani, 1987) as well as human (e.g., Kissileff, 1986) subjects. It is therefore reasonable to assume that differing hedonic judgments may underlie some of the abnormal eating patterns found in persons with eating disorders, and that patterns of taste perception and preference may be reflected in the actual food choice of these subjects.
