According to the National Association of Anorexia Nervosa and Related Disorders, "the body type presented in advertising as an ideal is naturally possessed by only 5% of women American”. (“ANAD”) Body image is a controversial topic due to the influence of the media. It is a well-known fact that cases of eating disorders are on the rise. The notion of body image is a subjective matter. The common expression “Beauty is in the eye of the beholder” takes on its full meaning in this sense. One’s view and value of one’s body is self-imposed. Falling into destructive eating disorders reveals a lot about a person's psychological and emotional state. Examining the mental, physical and emotional conditions behind recognized eating disorders such as anorexia, fasting and bulimia can shed light on an otherwise taboo subject, despite its dismal burgeoning among young people. generations. One of the most notable eating disorders is anorexia due to its alarming increase in cases discovered in people in the media. “Through television, magazines, movies and the Internet, skinny girls and beefy boys on steroids are being shoved in people's faces all over the world.” (McClelland, p. 98) Susan McClelland, author of the essay “Distorted Images,” places much responsibility for the propagation of an unhealthy ideal on the media. In recent years, many celebrities have admitted to suffering from an eating disorder during their careers and sought professional help. Yet their massive admirers fall prey to an unhealthy ideal body. Anorexia nervosa develops primarily from a feeling of incapacity, loneliness or a lack of control; psychologically, "people with anorexia are often perfect...... middle of paper ......com, September 4, 2012. Web. March 13, 2014. “EDV – Behavioral Effects – Anorexia.” EDV - Behavioral effects - Anorexia. Np, and Web. March 13, 2014. .Garfinkel, PEI. (2002). Classification and diagnosis of eating disorders. Eating Disorders and Obesity: A Comprehensive Handbook, 2, 155-161.Grogan, S. (2007). Body Image: Understanding Body Dissatisfaction in Men, Women and Children. Routledge. March 13, 2014. “The Eating Disorder Foundation.” The Eating Disorders Foundation. Np, and Web. March 18, 2014. “What happens to the body during fasting. » DNews. Np, and Web. March 13. 2014. .