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more about #size more comments → BytheSea: When we learned about these charts in abnormal psych, the prof said that people who measured their ideal far off from their perceived real were psycho... more » voteforme: We need to start fine-tuning the fat-shaming and fat=unhealthy back-and-forth. I think that people don't always recognize the difference between thin... more » mypsychoticself: How is saying that a larger size is ideal the same as saying that a larger size is healthy? Did the study specifically ask for an ideally healthy wei... more » kwoods001: I'm sorry, did you just say that exercise hasn't been proven to make people lose weight!? That is preposterous. Exercise is one of the only things t... more » blazedom: I think weight and attractiveness have become so entwined that people automatically resent anyone making any comments regarding their weight. Fat sham... more » mermaidshoes: i think one of the best things we could do for fitness and health is just make exercising fun again. take the dog for a walk, go sledding, go out danc... more » boobookitteh: People were asking downthread about the stats for the general population and chronic diseases -so here's my daily servicey-ness: [www.cdc.gov] As yo... more » PennyFarthing: Maybe fat people like fucking with researchers minds. more » Sputnik_Sweetheart: Here's an idea. Why don't we focus on lowering blood pressure and cholesterol and managing or preventing diabetes rather than on losing weight? Kinda ... more » morninggloria: When I first read this, I saw that the lead researcher was "Tiffany Pollard" instead of "Tiffany Powell" and I had a moment of extreme confusion that ... more » ab33: I hate this. I am obese (according to my BMI, eff BMI), know I need to lose weight, exercise regularly, try to eat healthy and have only lost a signif... more » Benevolent_Dictatrix (patently absurd): See, I knew those frat guys who moo at fat people on the street were just performing a service for the greater public health. more » Dauphine: But what kind of "knowing" is it - there's things that you know from being told, and then there's things that, are, well, more of an instinctual knowl... more » tiredfairy: The misperception of body size can also be Body Dysmorphia. It's common in people with eating disorders, like anorexia, where you still think you "loo... more » Elaken: Really, isn't it time we just round all these fatties up and put them on an island? God, clearly all of society's ills are due to them. more » -
#weightymatters
Study: Fat People Dare To Think They're "Normal"
According to a new study, almost 10% of obese people "misperceive that their body size is normal and think they don't need to lose weight." Time for a Fat Panic! More » -
#maghag
Study: Even Plus-Size Models Lower Self-Esteem
According to a new study, overweight women feel worse about themselves after looking at photos of models, whether those models are skinny or not. Underweight women, however, show an increase in self-esteem. So what's going on here?
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#leftovers
People Think Female Armpit Hair Is Gross • Black Women Are Shrinking
• One English woman grew out her underarm hair to see how people would react. Let's just say they made her feel like the pits (sorry). • More » -
#weightymatters
Happiness Is Not A Smaller Dress Size
According to a new study, women who wear a U.K. size 14 are the happiest with their life and looks.
