1.Simpson, K. (2002). Anorexia nervosa and culture. Journal Of Psychiatric & MentalHealth Nursing, 9(1), 65-71. This article describes how unrealistic standards of attractiveness set by Western society are internalized by women from a variety of cultural backgrounds and translated into fatphobia and body dissatisfaction and then discusses alternative cultural influences for food refusal such as issues of control, acculturation, and asceticism religious. The author argues that there is a need for culturally sensitive questionnaires and diagnostic criteria and suggests that the notion of anorexia as a culture-bound syndrome is no longer valid as the disease has been identified in a number of non-Western societies. The importance of recognizing that anorexia nervosa can exist without the fear of gaining weight and that there may be other cultural reasons for starving is highlighted. However, no concrete solution is suggested on how to conduct the assessment with non-White, non-Western populations to avoid being confined by Western diagnostic criteria. (FACT Etiology 1)2.Bettendorf, SK, & Fischer, AR (2009). Cultural strengths as moderators of the relationship between acculturation into mainstream U.S. society and food and body concerns among Mexican American women. Journal Of CounselingPsychology, 56(3), 430-440. doi:10.1037/a0016382 Discusses how ethical identity, familism, and enculturation serve as buffers from acculturation issues in mainstream U.S. society, particularly the food and body concerns faced by Mexican-American women. The findings reveal that adherence to family values ​​can serve as protection from the negative effects of living in a society that... middle of paper ...or how the transmission of eating habits between generations, how food preferences and restrictive habits can translate into behavioral healthy or unhealthy food. The second element of the model refers to how body image ideals influence maladaptive eating behavior, and finally, the third component 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 leads cultures to influence each other and highlights the need for theoretical and experimental evaluation of cultural impact on eating disorders. An interesting point is made when the author mentions that during the Great Depression, in times of food scarcity, eating disorders were rare, suggesting that the broader social context has a decisive influence on eating patterns. (DONE).