In modern culture, women and men are increasingly less satisfied with their body shape. According to a report by the Federal Trade Commission, seventy percent of Americans are either trying to maintain their weight or trying to lose weight (Kittleson 75). To compensate for excess weight, an individual will develop an eating disorder. According to Mark Kittleson, eating disorders occur when an individual eats too much or too little (1). There are three different types of eating disorders: anorexia, bulimia, and binge eating disorder. According to Jessica Bennett, twenty-five million people in the United States suffer from binge eating disorder and ten million women and one million men suffer from anorexia or bulimia. Studies have proven that bulimia, anorexia and binge eating disorder are triggered by social, psychological, relational or genetic factors; Social factors, however, have the greatest impact on men and women. Of the three eating disorders, anorexia gets the most attention and has the highest mortality rate, six percent, of all mental illnesses. According to the International Journal of Eating Disorders, half of all deaths caused by anorexia are suicides. Anorexia occurs when an individual feels that their body is distorted. Anorexia is also when an individual starves to death due to fear of being overweight (Elkins 44). If a person suffers from anorexia, they will lose between fifteen and sixty percent of their body weight through starving. Some of the symptoms of anorexia are heart problems, anemia, and fertility problems (“eating disorders”). Another horrible eating disorder is bulimia, which is when a person eats too much, feels guilty, then purges, takes... papers in the middle and controls their weight. Np: Enslow Publishers, 1998. Print. Johnson, Craig and Cynthia Bulik. “Genetics play an important role in eating disorders.” Eating disorders. Ed. Romain Espejo. Detroit: Greenhaven Press, 2012. Opposing Viewpoints. Rep. from “Brave New World: The Role of Genetics in the Prevention and Treatment of Eating Disorders.” www.wpic.pitt.edu/research/pfanbn/genetics.html. 2002. 36-40. Opposing viewpoints in context. Internet. December 5, 2013. Kittleson, Mark J., ed. The truth about eating disorders. Np: np, 2005. Print.Rader, Jonathon. “Does the media cause eating disorders?.” Healthcarecommunication.com. Np, August 28, 2012. Web. December 5, 2013. WH, Kaye, Berrettini W, Gwirtsman H, and George DT. “Altered cerebrospinal fluid neuropeptide Y and peptide YY immunoreactivity in anorexia and bulimia nervosa.” pubmed.gov. Np, and Web. December 9. 2013.