Obesity and sexuality

In their teen years, increased weight can also lead to obstacles for romantic developments.

A 2005 study showed that "a teenage girl’s odds for a romantic relationship… dropped 6 to 7 percent for every 1-point increase in her body mass index.

In 2007, Substantia Jones started The Adipositivity Project, which is an annual nude photography series depicting fat couples in a positive way to reduce the stigma.

According to psychology professor David Sarwer, the prevailing belief is that people who have never been obese are better able to control their weight.

[14] Hanne Blank has written:"Feederism is a red herring, it creates alarm and controversy that derails more meaningful discourse about fat sexuality.

All of fat people’s sexuality gets lost in the shadow of the mainstream media’s voyeuristic fixation on what is portrayed as a freak show.

[15] As a 33 stone woman, Amanda Faye has been able to make a living out of eating for the camera.