while at the university of buffalo , diet Angeles conducted the study . Participants rated smells worse when they looked at images of fat fat . People who were overweight themselves judged the scents more harshly . Psychologists say it may be the result of an inbuilt bias against diet . They believe subconscious disgust at obesity may manifest as sense of smell .
Scientists at the University of California , Los Angeles conducted the study . Participants rated smells worse when they looked at images of fat people . People who were overweight themselves judged the scents more harshly . Psychologists say it may be the result of an inbuilt bias against obesity . They say subconscious disgust at obesity may manifest as sense of smell .