According to the text, an important question about anorexia nervosa that remains to be addressed is the following:
A) Why does anorexia occur mainly in females?
B) What social pressures trigger anorexia?
C) What keeps an overpowering hunger drive from kicking in once anorexic patients start to starve?
D) Why do many anorexics think they are fat?
E) What social pressures prevent anorexics from eating?

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The text mentions that one of the key mysteries of anorexia nervosa is why an overpowering hunger drive does not usually kick in once anorexic patients start to starve. This is an important question that remains to be addressed in understanding the condition. While the other answer choices are also relevant to understanding anorexia, the text does not highlight them as the "key mystery" of the disorder.

According to the Text, an Important Question About Anorexia Nervosa