Introduction
Adolescent females are at higher risk of developing eating disorders than boys due to various factors such as pressure to look beautiful and psychological problems. Data shows that 90% of those suffering from eating disorders are women, with 2-3% of teenage females developing bulimia and 1% developing anorexia. The most common eating disorders among adolescent girls include anorexia nervosa, binge eating disorder, bulimia nervosa, subthreshold BED, and subthreshold AN. About 40% to 60% of girls between the ages of 6-12 years in the elementary school are concerned about becoming overweight (healthyteenproject, 2015), while 36% of adolescent girls believe are ...