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Health experts constantly warn us of the obesity pandemic that is sweeping over the world, but, for some reason or another, we as individuals fail to see ourselves as part of the problem, choosing instead to stand outside of it, looking in. A recent study, for instance, shows that most of those who fall in the obese category are not even aware that their weight is dangerous for their health, but they do see it in others around them, the BBC informs. The explanation for this is to be found in the fact that, as large becomes the norm, most of the people who have issues with their weight begin to alter their perception on what is healthy and what is not in terms of weight. Perception on sizes is changing, which means that a person who is overweight will think they are the right size, if compared with someone who is obese. Ironically enough, the survey has also found that people’s perception on healthy eating has also changed drastically in recent years. “The poll, carr!
ied out by YouGov for Slimming World, found just over a quarter of 2,000 people questioned had measurements which would place them squarely in the obese camp. But only 7% of those asked classified themselves as so. Over half of those deemed morbidly obese believed they ate a healthy diet, while more than a third of the over...
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