Eating disorders have become one of the most problematic issues in the world today. It is very common to hear that women are considered the type of group that has the highest rate of eating disorders. While this statement is true, many men also suffered from eating disorders. The development of eating disorders usually begins in adolescence and continues into adulthood. However, this is not limited to the fact that it can occur in an earlier period and continue until this latest period. There are three most common types of eating disorders: anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, and the last one is binge eating. . People who suffer from anorexia nervosa usually think they are overweight when in reality they are underweight. They limit the amount of food in strict quantities and become obsessed with weight loss. Bulimia nervosa is also something that is linked to an obsession with losing weight, however, people who suffer from bulimia nervosa, will have a cycle of binge eating and will try to compensate for the amount of food ingested, for example by forcing themselves to vomit. The last one is the binge which will translate differently than the other two. People who suffer from binge eating will also have a cycle of binge eating without trying to compensate for their food intake. Therefore, instead of losing weight, binge sufferers would experience unusual weight gain and become overweight. According to CNN.com, 10 million American women and 1 million American men suffer from anorexia or bulimia, 13 million American women and men suffer from binge eating, and the percentage increase in hospitalizations related to eating disorders from 1999 to 2006 was by 119% among those who... way of eating correctly, change in the media system that encourages a healthier figure rather than a thin figure, food labeling and much more. Works cited by Mayo Clinic staff. “Diseases and Conditions: Eating Disorders.” Mayo Clinic, February 8, 2012. Web. February 25, 2014. "Going to Extremes: Eating Disorders." CNN Health. CNN and Web. February 25, 2014. Stice, Eric, Erika Schupak-Neuberg, Heather E. Shaw, and Richard J. Stein. “Relationship between media exposure and eating disorder symptomatology: An examination of the mediating mechanism.” Journal of Abnormal Psychology 103.4 (1994): 836-840. Network. March 10, 2014.York, Christopher. “Eating Disorders: How Social Media Helps Spread Anorexia and Bulimia Among Young People.” The UK's Huffington Post. TheHuffingtonPost.com, Inc., October 13. 2012. Network. 10 March 2014.