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Thin Desires & Fat Realities
from the Singapore Medical Journal
Catchy bits:
"Even the Japan Sumo Association has started fat testing for the first time in the 2000-year-old sport."
"Popular actresses Fann Wong, Ann Kok and Zoe Tay have a body mass index of 17.1, 17.1 and 17.4 respectively."
"The corresponding "average" Singapore Chinese female of the same height and age range (based on weight for height reference charts for Singapore) would have a BMI of 19.5, 19.9 and 19.7 respectively. "
"53% of females and 28% of males wanted to be thinner "
"As early as 6 - 7 years old, 42% of girls preferred body figures thinner than their own."
"more studies than not show higher rates of eating disorders, body dissatisfaction and dieting behaviour in Caucasians (compared to Black or Asian)" (We're safe.)
" 'Push factors' stem from societal perception of the undesirability of fatness and 'pull factors' from the desirability of thinness. Society gives the message that fat people should not be taken seriously"
"Advertisements conjure up an illusion of quick, effective and lasting weight loss. The reality of dismally low long-term success rates create further pressure in an increasingly heavier society. "
"fat is no longer just a feminist issue. It is a personal, familial and societal issue cutting through all strata of society. Ideas of beauty, desirability, thinness and fatness have to some extent become 'universal' with our modern day ease of communication."
For a story of geographical & time-specific influences on body image, check out Harvard Medical School WebWeekly
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