In contrast to Lee's earlier patients, these women most often cited fat phobia as the single most important reason for their self-starvation.
That can be a way to show up the fat phobia and give you an idea of what therapies are possible for your condition.
A "societal fat phobia," Natalie Boero, a sociology professor at San Jose State University, writes, "in part explains why the 'obesity epidemic' is only now beginning to be critically deconstructed".
She probably assumed that I was concerned about my daughter's size because I used the word chubby, and fat phobia is our default cultural setting.
The researchers also included a widely used "fat phobia" list of 14 pairs of adjectives that ranks the respondent's perceptions on a scale.
The higher respondents' fat phobia scores, the more likely they were to place their trust in a physician of "normal weight".
During the fat phobia of the '90s, the margarine product that resulted from hydrogenated oils was touted as a healthier substitute for butter.
In the Fire Island candy-eating years I went through a phase of egg-white only bullshit, the fat phobia, the spurning of the yolks.
It's an attempt to make a character more likable by attributing to him or her what should be one of the most unlikeable qualities around: fat phobia.
But not all fat-phobia comes from outer sources.
