No human being is perfect and that's why it's no secret that there are things that human beings want to change or fix about themselves in one way or another. However, some take it to the extreme. When an obsession with thinness begins to rule your life, proportions, eating habits and thoughts, you may be in the early stages of an eating disorder. Eating disorders are circumstances in which strange or peculiar eating habits occur in which too much or too little food is consumed without any benefit to the person's mental and physical health. Linked to anorexia are some of the most common types of eating disorders such as bulimia, anorexia and binge eating. All these eating disorders fall into excessive obsession with weight and food-related situations. Often they are brainwashed and only focus on the main goal, which is usually to be thin and slim. Anorexia nervosa, more commonly known as anorexia, an emotional and medical disorder, is generally the lack of food consumption due to a constant fear of weight gain, an objection to preserving or controlling a healthy body weight, and image mentally distorted body. This mainly starts with the suffering of one's own body. You start to block out everything in your life (school, work, friends and hobbies) and focus mostly on meals and what should or should not be consumed. What primarily diagnoses you as anorexic is the simple fact that "...No matter how thin you get, it's never enough." People diagnosed with this eating order are often in denial and blind to wrong actions when they could potentially reach a state of health that the body cannot maintain and die. The two main types of anorexia are: restrictive anorexia in which the amount of calories is decreased i. ..... middle of paper ...... development before any type of stage or sign of an eating disorder can occur. People need to be aware that as society is today, children between the ages of five and seven are allowed to understand and see cultural messages regarding body image and diet. To avoid this we must bring awareness. Works Cited - NEDA. "Media, body image and eating disorders | NEDA." Media, body image and eating disorders | National Eating Disorders Association. Rader Programs, Eating Recovery Center, Dever Eating Disorder Center, Eating Disorder and Exercise Addiction, n.d. Web. May 14, 2014.Smith, Melinda, and Jeanne Segal. "Anorexia Nervosa." : Signs, symptoms, causes and treatment. Helpguide.org, February 2014. Web. May 8, 2014. Smith, Melinda, and Jeanne Segal. "Bulimia nervosa." : Signs, symptoms, treatment and help. Helpguide.org, February 2014. Web. 9 May 2014.