Women With Belly Fat Face More Stigma Than Those With Big Butts
Body shape plays in an important role in how overweight and obese women are stigmatized. Experts say we put too high a premium on hourglass figures.
![](http://ell.h-cdn.co/assets/16/09/980x490/gallery-1457042569-elle-measuring-up-01-getty.jpg)
Measuring Up
![](https://images.everydayhealth.com/images/stds/herpes/is-it-herpes-or-something-else-intro-alt-1440x810.jpg)
Is It Herpes or Something Else?
![](https://sykepleien.no/sites/default/files/styles/media_image/public/2023-11/Forskning_DUO.jpg?h=4ffac15b&itok=yRyQcn3q)
Overweight people's perceptions of their own appearance and the risks of negative weight development
What causes the most rapid unintentional fat gain in women? - Quora
![](https://d.newsweek.com/en/full/2244039/lacey-j-davidson.jpg?w=1600&h=1600&q=88&f=9b349cf1227ca7236cd1c0d285ed579f)
I'm Fat—But I Don't Exercise to Lose Weight
![](https://images.ctfassets.net/6g4gfm8wk7b6/6ELOZQ6uUDKD7Kx9fK7mN2/f93643b4e9631aaa16cf8867dc53ed9c/21.06.15_Fat_stigma_Getty.png)
What To Know About Fat Stigma, BMI, and Diet Culture
![](https://ychef.files.bbci.co.uk/624x351/p02h2js1.jpg)
Can fat be beautiful?
![](https://www.phoenixliposuction.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/2day-scaled-1.jpg)
Unpacking the Reasons and Causes Behind Stretch Marks
![](https://s.abcnews.com/images/GMA/ozempic-face-tiktok-ht-thg-230127_1674829813313_hpMain_16x9_992.jpg)
What to know about 'Ozempic face' as some users claim popular
![](https://images.ctfassets.net/6m9bd13t776q/h5MxOkfiw24qHq9OKiEI1/dda3b2903183ffb370ef9a1642107508/pregnant-belly-hands-2160x1200.jpg?q=75&w=660)
Most Pregnant Women Have Been Shamed for Their Weight, Study Finds
![](https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/utsw-patientcare-web-production/original_images/weight_lost_anatomy_320.jpg)
Tailoring the dress or suit: The benefits of skin removal surgery after major weight loss, Plastic Surgery
![](https://centreforsurgery-com.nimbus-cdn.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/gynecomastia-vs-chest-fat-1200x676.png?format=webp&nv=f0b88bf9-1d95-46c4-93bc-ce0f8c57cedd)
Gynecomastia vs Fat - How to Tell the Difference
![](https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/utsw-patientcare-web-production/original_images/belt_lipectomy_600.png)
Tailoring the dress or suit: The benefits of skin removal surgery after major weight loss, Plastic Surgery
![](https://www.mdpi.com/obesities/obesities-03-00009/article_deploy/html/images/obesities-03-00009-g004-550.jpg)
Obesities, Free Full-Text
![](https://tidsskriftet.no/sites/default/files/styles/middle_column_width/public/2015--T-14-0814-03-ENG-Over.jpg?itok=o7v4Uhwf)
Plastic surgery after bariatric surgery Tidsskrift for Den norske legeforening