involves marked distress regarding frequent binge eating, no compensatory behaviors are used to counteract the effects of the binge eating. Yet, binge eating disorder often is associated with heightened body image concerns and obesity. In addition, subclinical forms of eating disorders that do not meet formal diagnostic criteria are two to five times more common than full diagnosis in adolescent girls, ranging from four percent to sixteen percent of the general population.
             Successful prevention efforts require knowledge of the initial process of the disorder. The development of an eating disorder is best conceptualized as a multifacotorial process for which many factors have been identified. These factors are sociocultural, developmental, psychological, environmental, familial, and biological (Segall, 22).
             Women and girls are ten times more likely than men and boys to develop an eating disorder, making female gender a stron
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