What Is Fat Talk? The Term Mimi Nichter Coined That Changed How We Understand Teenage Body Image

You’ve probably heard it at a lunch table, in a locker room, or in a group chat. “I look so huge in this.” “I shouldn’t eat that.” “Ugh, I’m disgusting.” Then a friend answers, “No, you’re not! You look great.” That exchange has a name: fat talk. And the researcher most linked to […]