Monday, July 30, 2012
[WATCH]: Fat is Fat - People in Denial of Their Weight!
I just read a study that said that 30% of Americans classified as overweight say they are a normal weight. And 70% of the obese say they are simply overweight. People are in DENIAL! These findings may help to explain why overweight and obesity rates in the United States continue to go up, experts say. As one of the study authors noted - if you do not recognize the problem you are less likely to do something about it. According to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 34 percent of adults aged 20 and older are obese, and 34 percent are overweight. Among children, 18 percent of teens aged 12 to 19 are obese, 20 percent of children aged 6 to 11 are obese, as are 10 percent of kids aged 2 to 5. As my wife tells people "Suck
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