Want to Make Friends? Don't Moan About Your Weight Victoria Woollaston - The Daily Mail
go to original May 18, 2013

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Women who are always moaning about their size, or 'fat talking', are unpopular, according to research from the University of Ohio. Psychologists believed 'fat talk' was a way for women to form and strengthen their social bonds.

Yet this new research found that the opposite was true and plus-size women who made positive statements about their bodies were considered most likeable.

But a study has found 'fat talkers' are in fact less liked than those who make positive statements about their appearance.

Lead researcher Professor Alexandra Corning from the University of Ohio said the findings are important because the phenomenon has been linked with eating disorders.

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