{"id":27414,"date":"2010-08-06T13:08:20","date_gmt":"2010-08-06T18:08:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/?p=27414"},"modified":"2010-08-06T14:08:19","modified_gmt":"2010-08-06T19:08:19","slug":"are-americans-being-honest-about-their-weight","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/08\/are-americans-being-honest-about-their-weight\/","title":{"rendered":"Americans Lie About Their Weight"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>The first step to solving a problem is admitting that you have one. This may be happening for Americans and their perception of their own weight.<\/p>\n

According to a new government survey released this week, after polling 400,000 people by phone, they found that 27 percent of Americans are obese<\/a>. The problem is, a more accurate and scientific study on the number has it closer to 34 percent.<\/p>\n

What this means is that not enough people are being honest about their weight. The good news is that the gap between fact and fiction is closing.<\/p>\n

The study’s findings of 27 percent of the surveyed adults saying they are obese is up by about two percent from 2026. It’s a small improvement, but considered statistically significant.<\/p>\n

“It is possible people are paying more attention to their weight and reporting it more accurately,” said Dr. William Dietz, of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.<\/p>\n

The survey used a standard formula for Body Mass Index<\/a> (BMI), where a 5-foot-4 woman is considered obese if she weighs 174 pounds or more, and a 5-foot-10 man is obese if he weighs at least 209 pounds.<\/p>\n

(via: Yahoo!<\/a>)<\/p>\n

Also read:<\/strong><\/p>\n

It’s Expensive Being Obese<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Obesity Linked to Headaches and Migraines<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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