1.Simpson, K. (2002). Anorexia nervosa and culture. Journal Of Psychiatric & Mental Health Nursing, 9(1), 65-71. This article describes how unrealistic standards of attractiveness set by Western society are internalized by women from diverse cultural backgrounds and result in fat phobia and body dissatisfaction, then discusses alternative cultural influences for food refusal such as questions of control, acculturation and religious asceticism. The author asserts that there is a need for culturally appropriate questionnaires and diagnostic criteria and suggests that the notion of anorexia as a culture-bound syndrome is no longer valid as an illness identified in a certain number of non-Western societies. A valid argument is made about the importance of recognizing that anorexia nervosa can exist without fear of gaining weight and that there may be other cultural reasons for self-starvation. However, no concrete solutions are offered as to how assessment can be conducted in non-white and non-Western populations to avoid being limited to Western diagnostic criteria. (FACT Etiology 1)2. Bettendorf, SK and Fischer, AR (2009). Cultural forces as moderators of the relationship between acculturation to mainstream American society and food and body concerns among Mexican American women. Journal of Counseling Psychology, 56(3), 430-440. doi:10.1037/a0016382 Explains how ethical identity, familism, and enculturation serve as protection against the acculturation issues of mainstream American society, particularly the food and body concerns faced by Mexican women American. The results reveal that adherence to family values ​​can serve as a protection against the harmful effects of living in a society that...... middle of article ......o how the transmission of dietary habits between generations, such as food preferences and restrictive habits can result in healthy or unhealthy eating behaviors. The second element of the model refers to the impact of body image ideals on maladaptive eating behaviors and finally, the third element refers to perceptions of health and how the meaning of eating disorder symptoms is influenced by culture. The author provides an in-depth discussion of how globalization causes cultures to influence each other and highlights the need for theoretical and experimental appreciation of the cultural impact on eating disorders. An interesting point is made when the author mentions that during the Great Depression, in times of food shortage, eating disorders were rare, suggesting that the broader social context has a decisive influence on eating habits. (DO).