Eating Disorders are a serious and sometime fatal illness that cause dissatisfaction in a person’s eating behaviors (Erkens, 2017). Common eating disorders are anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, and binge-eating. Anorexia nervosa is when a person starves themselves leading to severe nutrient deficiency. Bulimia nervosa is when a person binge eats and then purges soon after to prevent weight gain (Boyse,2010). Someone with this disorder may ask to use the bathroom after eating and may notice the person has broken blood vessels around their eyes or are pale after purging. Binge-eating is when a person loses control over their eating. People with this disorder tend to either purge, exercise excessively, or fast.Eating disorders usually appear during teen age and young adult ages (Boyse, 2010). Eating disorders affect females and males, although it’s often seen more in females. People with eating disorders are very concerned with their body image, resulting in eating very little to nothing. Others may over eat and/or purge what they have eaten. Research has found that eating disorders are caused by genetic, biological, behavioral, psychological, and social factors. Eating disorders are treatable through medical assistance, a healthy nutrition, bringing weight to a stable level, no excessive exercises, and stopping binging and purging. Eating disorders often cause other illnesses, like depression, substance abuse, or anxiety disorder.