Women May Not Be As Weight Obsessed As We’re Rumored to Be
Perhaps contradicting all of the studies about poor body image, women who would rather be thin than intelligent or happy, or how weight obsessed all women are, a new study suggests that some women would not trade a thing in the world for thinness. 320 college aged women were asked what in their life they would trade in order to attain the perfect body weight and shape. Of the 320, most said they would not sacrifice anything; some, however, reported some disturbing things they’d trade, such as two decades of their life.
The only thing is, the study was conducted in the UK, so it doesn’t have as much bearing—if any—on women in the United States, where weight and diet seem to be the end-all for both women as well as many men. That said, a similar study conducted in the U.S. was cited to have close results, too. Both studies only sample a small number of women, however, and may not prove much.
(Warning if you visit the link: the author has some negative views about fat women and seems to think it’s okay to trade years of your life to lose weight, since being fat will automatically make you die faster anyway—a common stereotypical belief held by many that has been disproven.)