overweight or obese, according to the latest information from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
The study looked at specific celeb fat-shaming instances and how they affected women’s attitudes about weight. It found that when famous people were shamed about their weight, negative implicit weight-related attitudes went up.
The researchers used data collected from more than 93,000 women, predominantly from North America, between 2004 and 2015. The investigators found that implicit weight bias rose during that time, too.
The 20 instances of celebrity fat-shaming that were reviewed included times when Lena Dunham, Tyra Banks, Jessica Simpson, Adele, Jennifer Lawrence and Anna Paquin were called out for looking heavier than they had in the past.
Most of these events led to a rise in implicit anti-fat attitudes for regular women during the
