Eating disorders develop during adolescence and typically peak in girls at age 15-16. Disordered eating behaviors are very dominant among adolescent females in our society. The number of adolescent women suffering from such disorders exceeds 40%. The most common of these disorders are bulimia nervosa, anorexia nervosa, and binge eating. There are several factors in our society that influence the development of such disorders. Deleterious eating behaviors are all common, and their prevalence is so high that they are becoming less and less of a rarity. Eating disorders are not precluded by a single source, but rather are caused by the multiple factors that exist in our society. The media's unrealistic portrayal of what a "perfect" body image is, along with early adolescent puberty, are both factors that can lead to the adolescent female in our country developing eating disorders. Professionals all have different views on what exactly is to blame for causing such harmful eating disorders as anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, and binge eating in adolescent women. Girls in today's society are constantly bombarded with media exposure since the beginning. Teens often struggle with their body image because it doesn't look like what the media portrays. The media uses ultra-thin individuals to portray the image of beauty in society. The images portrayed in beauty magazines convey distorted and distorted ideas about what is an acceptable body image for the influential teenage woman. (Laurie, Sullivan, Hill & Davies, 2006; 356). The physical standards set by the media are unattainable for many subjectivized adolescent girls. A study was conducted in a variety of Jr...... half of the paper ...... abuse will automatically reveal the onset of abuse with the tendency to lead them to develop an eating disorder to help them cope the exploitation problem they have suffered (Ericsson, Keel, Holland, Selby, Verona, Cougle, Palmer & 2012; 322). A relationship between disordered eating behaviors and sexual/physical abuse is definitely visible. in an abusive and negative environment. There have been numerous behavioral genetic studies that have found that there is a strong correlation between genetic components and distorted eating behaviors in adolescent girls. Molecular genetic research has found that these behaviors are approximately 46 to 72 percent heritable. It has been found that there is a substantial genetic influence on disorders such as bulimia nervosa, anorexia nervosa, and binge eating. is present among biologically related individuals (Berrettini, 2004).