Aspects, prevention and treatment of eating disorders among adolescents in America. Is there perhaps an exact definition of perfection? It is really difficult to prevent people from falling into diseases and disorders related to self-esteem, image and fashion; when there are so many myths, speculations and complications surrounding the human body and how others perceive us. Eating disorders, as the name suggests, revolve around eating, so they are diseases that are really difficult to combat, because eating is necessary for the body and it is a good performance, but unfortunately the media has created a distorted image of beauty. We can find several eating disorders but at the time the most important were anorexia and bulimia nervosa, the first being defined as "an eating disorder characterized by voluntary weight loss well beyond normal. The fear of being fat is almost always a primary factor in this quest. The desire to improve oneself through one's body, and by extension in any other way, is also a strong characteristic and can override the reality of the body's structure and function, leading to a distorted body image. (“Anorexia nervosa” 2) and the second which is defined as “an eating disorder closely linked to anorexia nervosa. It is an emotional disorder in which food is used as a means to satisfy inner needs. Unlike anorexia, in which food restriction is used as a means of control, in bulimia, eating unusually large amounts of food, binge eating, and then purging are a response to distress” (“Bulimia Nervosa” 4), just like bulimia. cited in the book “Eating Disorders” by Diane Yancey. As science and technology advance, new illnesses appear, both physical and medical.... middle of paper ...... orders are a looming problem in this society because the power of he human being has been modified, leaving behind the traditional and the simplest, which is why every day we become a society dominated by consumerism. The culture that surrounds us, from the media that surrounds us every day to buy something, be it food, clothes, beauty, to the people around us. Eating disorders can develop through a combination of psychological, interpersonal, and social conditions. “The fear of obesity and the search for thinness represent the driving force of anorexia and bulimia nervosa” (Schlundt, David and Johnson 22), it is important to recognize that these diseases are mainly influenced by disorders psychological and psychiatric disorders which include depression and poor self-perception of the body which is, most of the time, influenced by the innovations of modern culture (Stearns 34.)