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Many Americans Don't Know They Are Overweight

(HealthScout) UPDATED 2010-09-02

According to a new poll from Harris Interactive and HealthDay, 30 percent of the people in the United States who are overweight have inaccurate perceptions of their weight, often believing they are thinner than they really are. The poll also showed that 70 percent of the people who were classified as "obese" felt they were simply overweight. Read full story >

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