Everywhere one looks today, one will notice that our culture places a very high value on women being thin, and a big problem in our country, lives and even our world. An estimated seven million American women have eating disorders of one kind or another and for various reasons. Some eating disorders are caused by stress and are tied into depression and anger resulting from the pressures of modern living. Our culture places a high value on women being thin, often leading to bulimia and anorexia. Many eating disorders stem from problems with women's self images caused by the popular media. The media plays a important role in affecting self media. A large amount of young adults are developing eating disorders. Young females compare themselves to celebrities and try to reach the Medias level on ideal body weight. These girls are just focusing on their idea on how to get a perfect body. Watching television, movies and reality shows practically force people to have high expectations on them selves. Almost every girl recices a message that their body and looks aren’t good enough because of what there surrounded by. Media is everywhere and has effect on our culture and society. These eating disorders are very harmful for the human body. Anorexia and other eating disorders are a large result of a women being self conscious about there bodies. Bulimia is another popular eating disorder causing a women to throw up there drink or food. Suicide is also known as a result of