anti-fat
Americanadjective
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Also fatphobic opposed, hostile, or averse to fatness and fat people.
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preventing or reducing the formation or effects of fat.
Etymology
Origin of anti-fat
First recorded in 1900–05, and in 1995–2000 anti-fat for def. 1; anti- ( def. ) + fat ( def. )
Example Sentences
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Academics say that anti-fat bias can have significant implications, from how people are perceived in job interviews to how doctors interact with them.
From BBC • Mar. 8, 2025
Amid the 1980s and early 1990s, consumers refrained from eating bacon or other processed pork products due to anti-fat and anti-nitrate scares.
From Salon • Jan. 31, 2023
Experiencing anti-fat bias increases levels of the stress hormone cortisol, which contributes to weight gain but also directly harms health.
From Seattle Times • Jun. 20, 2022
Surgeons are central to dismantling the problems of anti-fat bias in health care, and that requires addressing aspects of surgeons’ training and day-to-day tasks that may make them more prone to this cognitive bias.
From Scientific American • May 26, 2022
There are a number of remedies, also, the so-called anti-fat group, which produce a disinclination for food.
From Psychotherapy by Walsh, James J. (James Joseph)
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