Being called fat makes you fatter! The probability increased by 2.5 times

People who are often teased as "fat" by their friends may become even fatter! According to foreign media reports, a recent study in the United States shows that if people are constantly attacked with discriminatory words such as "fat pig" and "fat person", they will lose the motivation to lose weight. In addition to an increased rate of depression, the chance of becoming fatter is 2.5 times higher than that of the average person.

Research shows that being called fat increases the chance of becoming fatter by 2.5 times.

According to the Los Angeles Times, a research team from the Florida State University College of Medicine identified more than 6,000 people from the National Health and Retirement Study between 2006 and 2011 to understand the differences between those who were already obese and those facing discrimination based on the term obesity. They divided the people into two groups, fat and not fat, based on a body mass index (BMI) of 30.

Being teased makes people more depressed and more prone to overeating

The results of the study showed that 357 of the 4,193 research subjects who were not initially obese became obese during the subsequent research due to weight discrimination. There is also sufficient evidence to prove that being called "fat" or "fat pig" is associated with increased appetite. It is speculated that this may be due to the influence of physical functions, but it cannot be ruled out that the parties involved are discriminated against and feel frustrated and use eating to vent.

The study estimates that people who have been attacked with discriminatory words for a long time are 2.5 times more likely to become fatter than the average person. As for other conditions such as race and gender, it has been found in the past four years that they have no direct relationship with obesity. This research has been published in the latest issue of the international academic journal PLOS One.