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... Psychology - the self concept "I really cannot bear to be with someone who is fat. To me they represent everything that shows greed, a lack of control, ugliness. Yes, I do try and control what my eight- year-old daughter eats because I don't want her to be plump like I was and always being teased." (Yvonne. A young mother) The wording of the above statement is very strong and extremely personal. Yvonne says she cannot even bear to be with anybody who is fat which obviously shows her strong dislike to over-weight people. To Yvonne, a fat person represents 'greed, a lack of control, ugliness' which clearly shows that obesity is linked with greed in her mind. Yvonne hates fat people to such an extent she is controlling what her eight year old daughter eats to ensure she does not become fat. Yvonne is not just advising and allowing her daughter to
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