Couch Potatoes Only Lazy If They're Fat – Study

Research conducted at the University of Alberta confirms that fat people are often labeled lazy simply because of their size. The new study found that when a thin person was seen laying down watching television, people assumed they were resting. But when an overweight person was relaxing, the same group assumed that the husky individual was lazy and unmotivated. Study participants viewed a number of pictures that would flash on a computer screen. After each photo a sedentary word such as "lazy" would appear. After the participants looked at each picture they were asked to say the color of each word. read more

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