Fat talk is a term used to describe self-disparaging remarks made to other people about
one's weight or body. Fat talk has been both causally and correlationally linked to a number …

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 the link between fat talk and body dissatisfaction is well established, the link
between fat talk and other body image disturbance components remains underexplored. Our …

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 …

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 …

Fat talk, conversations in which women disparage the size/shape of their bodies, acts as
both a reflection of and contributor to body dissatisfaction. We assessed the impact of age …

Fat talk is a style of verbal expression among young women involving negative self-
statements, complaints about physical appearance, and weight management. This research …

“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 …

Fat talk refers to negative body-related conversations between girls or young women. This
research aimed to use qualitative data from young women to guide development of a …

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 …