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Wednesday, January 21, 2015
Feeling Fat Is a Self-Fulfilling Prophecy -- Science of Us
Feeling Fat Is a Self-Fulfilling Prophecy -- Science of Us: Self-perception can sometimes work as a kind of self-fulfilling prophecy, according to an upcoming paper in Psychological Science: Namely, believing that you are fat may result in actually becoming fat. Sixteen-year-olds who were at a normal weight but misperceived themselves to be overweight had a 40 percent greater risk of becoming obese before they turned 30, reports Angelina R. Sutin of the Florida State University College of Medicine. (The paper isn’t online yet, but Science of Us got an advance copy.)
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