This essay analyzes some of the by-products of the process of globalization, such as the massification and the importation of hegemonic cultural models, which strip man of the feeling of belonging to human groups and invade his symbolic universe. This condition expropriates the cultural point of reference that forms the basis and structures the human psyche, causing generalized distress. This fracture dislocates the human identity and sustains some modern and emerging diseases, such as feeding behavior disorders. This problem is expressed in the area of Public Health as a silent and symbolic epidemic at the turn of the millennium.
feed; nutrition; feeding behavior; public health; feeding behavior disorders