Fat talk is a social phenomenon during which women speak negatively with each other
about the size/shape of their bodies (Nichter and Vuckovich 1994). In this study, exposure to …

Fat talk refers to the ritualistic conversations about one's own and others' bodies (eg,“I'm so
fat!”“No you're not, I'm the one who is fat!”). What we say about ourselves has implications for …

Although past studies have highlighted fat talk as relevant to body image disturbance, the
majority of these have only investigated the link between fat talk and body esteem, to the …

Background Research indicates that body dissatisfaction is correlated with and often
predictive of both physical and mental health problems.“Fat talk,” a well-studied form of body …

Fat talk (women speaking negatively about the size and shape of their bodies) is a
phenomenon that both reflects and creates body dissatisfaction. Our study investigated the …

Negative talk about food, weight, or the body that occurs commonly among women–fat talk–
is gaining increasing attention. Whereas its negative eating pathology and body esteem …

Fat-talk is a common experience in college-aged women, yet little is known about fat-talk in
men and across the lifespan. Exposure to fat-talk was compared in a large sample of men …

Abstract “Feeling fat” is a subjective state that theoretically contributes to the maintenance of
binge eating (BE). However, feeling fat, and its relation to BE among individuals with higher …

A growing evidence base confirms sociocultural theory's predictions regarding the influence
of direct exposure to family factors (eg, parental commentary) in promoting disordered eating …

“Fat talk” is the conversational phenomenon whereby people berate their bodies in social
circles. This study assessed whether norms of fat talk differ for overweight versus average …