Our culture is obsessed with being thin. We constantly have new diets, pills and workout equipment thrown in our faces to make sure that we do not become over weight. For most people these things are simple and if done correctly they can and will help people get the healthy lifestyle that they want. However, for people that are morbidly obese, these things will be little to no help. A person is considered morbidly obese if they are one hundred pounds over their ideal weight or if they have a body mass index of over forty. Many people with this condition want to lose weight, but they cannot get up and walk or do any physical activity that will make that happen. Not being able to do much physical activity makes it extremely difficult for these people to lose weight naturally, making them turn to surgery to help them gain control of their weight for the long term. Surgeries like liposuction simply will not help patients that are morbidly obese, making them turn to more serious surgeries such as gastric bypass. Morbid obesity is a condition with many different factors that play into it. Most people who suffer from this do have an addiction to food that they cannot seem to control, but it is not always the only problem they are having. Eating disorders are usually influenced in some way by genetics, the environment around them, and social lives. People who suffer from eating disorders have a difficult time controlling how much food they eat, and exercising a healthy amount. Food is often used as a way to cope by those who are over-weight. This happens when they have negative feelings such as being sad, anxious, stressed, lonely, or frustrated. In the article “Emotion processing and regulation in women with morbid obesity who apply for bariatric surgery,” Written by Hanna Zijlstraa and Henriet van Middendorp they say “ the women with morbid obesity had more difficulty identifying feelings and regulated their emotions more by emotional suppression than women from the general population.” Therefore, demonstrating that there is a psychological connection between obesity and depression. Society views obesity very negatively and are constantly shaming those who are dealing with this problem. This is only amplifying the negative feelings in the people with it, causing them to become more depressed and eat more. Genetics and environment also play a big role when it comes to obesity. Genes can directly cause certain disorders that lead to rapid weight gain. Different types of obesity tend to stay within a family. The risk is two to eight times higher for a person with a family history of obesity as opposed to a person with no family history at all. People tend to get stuck in the habits that they formed a children, so if the family you grew up with showed poor eating and exercising habits, you would most likely follow in their footsteps. Also, if your community does not support fitness and ha