July 30, 2007

Revealed: why slim people dislike the overweight

Researchers say the immune system can be triggered into action at the sight of obesity because it doesn't like the look of what it sees, and associates it with infection.

Just as it orchestrates attacks on viruses and bacteria and triggers nausea at the hint of bad food, so it sends out signals of disgust in some people at the sight of an obese body that is designed to encourage avoidance and survival.

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2 comments:

Bonnie said...

I call bullshit on this one, too. Big surprise there. Heh.

Randy Anderson said...

What bothered me with this one was the line "sends out signals of disgust in some people".

It's the "some people" that I have a problem with.

Why should it only happen in "some people"? We all have nasea at the hint of "bad food" so why don't we all get disgusted at the sight of an obese person?

I agree with you. I think it's bullshit, too.