Considerable "thinness" is required before someone is socially typed as "too thin",compared to the degree of "fatness" that is required before someone is socially typed as "too fat".

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This is a known socio-cultural phenomenon known as the "thinness ideal", where society places a greater emphasis on being thin and may therefore judge individuals more harshly for being "too thin" as compared to being "too fat".

Considerable "Thinness" Is Required Before Someone Is Socially Typed as "Too