Society is far less tolerant of weight gain in women than men, according to a report from the Rudd Center for Food Policy & Obesity at Yale University published this past March.

Overall, the study showed that weight discrimination, particularly against women, is as common as racial discrimination. And women appear to be at risk for discrimination at far lower weights, relative to their body size, than men.

For a 5-foot-5-inch woman, discrimination starts once she reaches a weight of 162 pounds – or about 13 pounds more than her highest healthy weight. But weight bias against a 5-foot-9-inch man only becomes noticeable when he reaches 237 pounds — or 68 pounds above his highest healthy weight.

The study also revealed that women are twice as likely as men to report weight discrimination and that weight-related workplace bias and interpersonal mistreatment due to obesity is more common than discrimination based on sexual orientation, nationality or ethnicity, physical disability and religious beliefs.

“However, despite its high prevalence, it continues to remain socially acceptable,” said co-author Tatiana Andreyava.