The cause of anorexia have not yet been certified but scientists consider that more factors associated can trigger this disease.

Most of all the society is guilty of causing anorexia. The society asks for thin women and so, adolescent girls starve themselves to death in order to achieve this high standard and be accepted. Fashion has contributed to this disaster along with television and magazines. Teenage girls follow the examples the models give and do not think about the consequences.

Even some jobs require slim girls, like dancers, gymnasts, models, and actresses. If one wants to follow this kind of occupation, it will have to follow the standards directed by the society and will have to lose weight.

Scientists say that anorexia has also a genetically base. Is someone in the family had anorexia it is quite possible that the daughter or sun to suffer of it too in adolescence.

Psychologists say that anorexic people have a different way of looking at the world and that this is an important thing in triggering the disease. Some of the patients seem to refuse to grow up, to have a fear of accepting the responsibilities that come as time goes by, and that is why they eat less and les in order to remain a child. Some women think that being skinny and remaining weak, passive and helpless will attract men.

Traumatic events suffered in childhood can lead to anorexia. Is a child has been sexually abused anorexia will only be a reaction towards that event. Some people have not been fed properly during their childhood and so they experience now biological or psychological problems due to that. Others want to be perfect and successful in everything they do, in school problems in work and in weight, and so they follow this stereotype the society gives us and loose weight until they do not even realize that they are almost dying. If one has family problems this loss of weight could be a perfect way of dealing with them, it is a running from reality, but unfortunately it is a running towards starvation.

Because anorexic patients have individualized problems that lead to anorexia, the treatment is applied specifically for each one of them.

Family and friends must encourage the ill person to go for a treatment and must support it emotionally during that period because it will be hard for it to get over this situation all by itself.