Some People OK With Obesity

Nearly one obese person in 10 feels no need to lose weight or prevent further weight gain, researchers found. Most obese people with these body size misperceptions thought their health was above average and their lifetime cardiovascular and diabetes risk low, said Dr. Tiffany Powell of the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas and colleagues. Their analysis of the Dallas Heart Study, reported at the American Heart Association meeting last week, suggested that physicians...Full Story