Thin is still in, but apparently fat is nowhere near as out as it used to be. A survey finds US attitudes towards overweight people are shifting from rejection toward acceptance.<br />
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Over a 20-year period, the percentage of Americans who said they find overweight people less attractive steadily dropped from 55 per cent to 24 per cent, the market research firm NPD Group found.<br />
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With about two-thirds of US adults overweight, Americans seem more accepting of heavier body types, researchers say. The NPD survey of 1,900 people representative of the US population also found other more relaxed attitudes about weight and diet.<br />
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While body image remains a constant obsession, the national preoccupation with being thin has waned since the late 1980s and early 1990s, said the NPD’s Harry Balzer. "<br />
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It turns out health is a wonderful topic to talk about," Balzer said. "But to live that way is a real effort."<br />
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