Anorexia is an eating disorder use to control weight by limiting one's food intake. A person with anorexia is usually afraid of gaining weight even if he/she stands in a category from underweight to average weight. People who believe gaining weight is a failure and loosing weight is an accomplishment can become anorexic. Anorexics put their lives at risk because of the danger it can result. The cause is known psychologically and socially of why people become anorexic; as a result, it can ruin their health and social life.

Anorexics possibly starve themselves because of their personality, socioeconomic classes, and activities where thinness is looked upon. Often teenage anorexics have above average grades and are afraid of failure. They are perfectionist who can develop a state of wanting to look perfect; therefore the fear of gaining weight builds up. Sometimes anorexics are forced to loose weight because...