Survey: Some Americans OK With Being Fat (AP)


<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/health/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060112/ap_on_he_me/fit_fat_attitudes"><img src="http://us.news3.yimg.com/us.i2.yimg.com/p/ap/20060111/capt.ny39901112013.fat_attitudes_ny399.jpg?x=130&y=122&sig=xwRe6CGv9p3z4UNZKI4Yqg--" align="left" height="122" width="130" alt="A large man walks about the grounds of the Maple Festival in Chardon, Ohio, April 17, 2004. Over a 20-year period, the percentage of Americans who said they find overweight people less attractive steadily dropped from 55 percent to 24 percent, according to the market research firm NPD Group. (AP Photo/Amy Sancetta)" border="0" /></a>AP - Thin is still in, but apparently fat is nowhere near as out as it used to be. A survey finds America's attitudes toward overweight people are shifting from rejection toward acceptance. Over a 20-year period, the percentage of Americans who said they find overweight people less attractive steadily dropped from 55 percent to 24 percent, the market research firm NPD Group found.</p><br clear=all>