The idea that opinion's of others and social pressure causes anorexia and eating disorders has been considered as a possible cause for some time. Many western cultures make out that being skinny is an ideal body image. Some people think Thinness and low body weight is linked with beauty and success and overweight or obese individuals are linked with ugliness, a lack of success, and said to have lack of self-control.Teenagers are especially vulnerable to social and peer pressure, which may explain why peak rates of anorexia happens in the teen years.The majority of people exposed to the social message of the "ideal body" do not develop anorexia nervosa although eighty percent of women are unsatisfied with their body image become anorexic. It seems that social pressure by friends and family and people "mocking" other peoples bodies may be a trigger for eating disorders.
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