There is not one single cause of<unk> , but many factors that are involved in the disorder. Research has shown that an area on chromosome 1 is linked to<unk>  nervosa-sports<unk> . Thus, a person is more likely to have<unk>  if someone in their immediate family has had the disorder. Not only genetics, but also the environment a person is in, has a major impact on the disorder. Coaches and parents often suggest to their athlete/child to lose weight in order to perform better. Sports such as figure skating, ballet, and gymnastics promote both male and female athletes to have a thin figure. Females who partake in sports can suffer from a syndrome known as the triad. The media play a very significant role in pressuring athletes to have the perfect body and to be thin, which can also trigger sports<unk> .
Anorexia athletica
Machiavellianism
Hypomimia
Amaurosis fugax
Quadrigia
Graphomania
Lonomia
Klazomania