http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ CityCyclingEdinburgh Forum » Tag: Overweight? Moi? - Recent Topics en Sun, 31 May 2026 16:19:05 +0000 http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=13933#post-172180 Fri, 14 Nov 2014 09:06:24 +0000 crowriver 172180@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Obese Britons don’t think they have a weight problem, report finds</p> <p>Number of those accepting that they are very overweight has dropped, raising fears that key health messages will be ignored.</p> <p>Fewer than one in 10 people who are obese would ever describe themselves as such, according to research showing that most people with a weight problem seriously underestimate it.</p> <p>Being overweight and obese have become so common that perceptions have shifted, suggest the authors of a paper in the journal BMJ Open. Many obese people who are in danger of health problems associated with their weight, including heart attacks, stroke, cancer and diabetes, think their weight is normal or only slightly too much.</p> <p><a href="http://www.theguardian.com/society/2014/nov/14/obese-britons-dont-think-they-have-weight-problem" rel="nofollow">http://www.theguardian.com/society/2014/nov/14/obese-britons-dont-think-they-have-weight-problem</a> </p>