Aim: The aim of this research paper was to point out the actual factors behind the Eating disorder (ED) prevalant in the college going students in Belagavi, Karnataka and to study the actual factors behind the Eating disorders. As Eating disorder (ED) is a very under-studied topic & hard-to-diagnose because of the psychiatric condition. Especially among the young adults who are mostly college students who face many challenges as they navigate through a transitional stage of life shows a high mortality rate . OBJECTIVE: 1.To find out the risk factors leading to eating disorders among students. 2.To compare the prevalence level among male and female students. METHODOLOGY: - An observational and cross-sectional study was conducted on 200 students from age group 18–25 years by means of simple random sampling. The heights and weights of the students were recorded. A descriptive study design with following questionnaires were distributed among the participants - Eating Attitudes Test (EAT26), Perceived Stress Scale (PSS), Body Shape Questionnaire (BSQ34), and Demographic Details. The results were analyzed and tabulated using the SPSS software (version 20.1). Written consent was obtained from the individuals and the permission was obtained from the Head of the institutions. A detailed instruction was given to all the students by the assessor who is not involved in the study. RESULT: It was found that 13% of the students had a high risk for eating disorders. High risk was associated with severe body shape concerns (p<0.001) and high stress. Other factors that had influence were - peer pressure, a history of counselling, excessive physical exercise and the history of certain behavioral symptoms like the use of diet pills and laxatives (p<0.001). CONCLUSION: Eating Disorders (ED) mainly affect women. High stress and body shape concerns have been found to be intrinsically associated with eating disorders. Eating disorder risk is highly prevalent in medical and paramedical students.