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Addressing Anti-Fat Bias
42:00 - 46:47 (04:46)
The belief that fat people can simply control their body weight leads to anti-fat bias, which has risen 40% between 2004 and 2010. Fat people are often fed a narrative that they need to be shamed for their own health, but this harmful mentality needs to be addressed and dismantled.
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A small study discovered that anti-fat bias was not related to income, age, race or ethnicity, and gender, but correlated to body size.
42:00 - 43:12 (01:12)
Anti-fat bias
Summary
A small study discovered that anti-fat bias was not related to income, age, race or ethnicity, and gender, but correlated to body size. The thinner one was, the more likely one was to express bias against fat people.
ChapterAddressing Anti-Fat Bias
EpisodeThe Obesity Epidemic
PodcastMaintenance Phase
The belief that fat people can control their body weight is one of the biggest things that contributes to negative beliefs about them, and studies have shown that anti-fat bias has risen 40% between 2004 and 2010.
43:12 - 46:47 (03:34)
Fat
Summary
The belief that fat people can control their body weight is one of the biggest things that contributes to negative beliefs about them, and studies have shown that anti-fat bias has risen 40% between 2004 and 2010.