Burke, M., Heiland, F., & Nadler, C. (2009) From “Overweight” to “About Right”: Evidence of a Generational Shift in Body Weight Norms. Obesity. DOI: 10.1038/oby.2009.369 From “Overweight” to “About Right”: Evidence of a Generational Shift in Body Weight Norms
The Fatter We Get, the Less We Seem to Notice
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A significant number of overweight and obese individuals believe their body weight to be appropriate or normal and are satisfied with their body size. Misperception of overweight status is most common among the poor vs wealthy, African Americans vs white Americans, and men vs women. The unfortunate consequence is that overweight individuals who perceive themselves to be of normal weight are less likely to want to lose weight in contrast to overweight individuals with accurate perceptions. Such individuals are also more likely to smoke, have a poor diet, and be physically inactive....
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