Men, more intolerant of obese people?

• May 5, 2024

According to a study of the National University of Distance Education (UNED), men are less intolerant of people with obesity than women.

In information published on ABC.es, Alejandro Magallares, lead author of the investigation , reveals that men only judge overweight people without internalizing the idea of ​​thinness.

That is, women internalize and appropriate the concept of thinness created by society, while men only externalize it with negative attitudes and rejection.

In the next portal video AgenciaSinc.es Alejandro Magallares explains the details of the study, as well as the individual differences between men and women with respect to people with obesity:

Due to the appropriation of the concept of thinness, women are more prone to suffer eating disorders, while men suffer more pressure to achieve a muscular body, detailed the researcher.

Alejandro Magallares adds that intolerance towards people is directly related to weight control, that is, the idea that people are guilty of suffering weight problems stimulates this type of behavior.

In this way it is important to improve our lifestyle, because not only the development of psychological problems due to overweight will be avoided, but we will have good health. And you, how do you prevent overweight?
 

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