Modern lifestyles have changed the perception of obesity, even among women who are generally more sensitive about the appearance. Research shows 1 in 4 obese women do not feel there is a problem with her weight.
Research conducted at theUniversity of Texas Medical Branch atGalveston is involved 2,200 adults in their productive age, between 20-39 years. More than half had a body mass index above normal.
In general, revealed 30 percent of adults are overweight feel her weight was normal. About 70 percent of obese people consider themselves just overweight, while 39 percent of obese people just take it as seriousl overweight.
Seoeran scientist who led the study,Mahbubur Rahman assume the cause is a change in norms and modern lifestyle. At the present time, have a body fat has been regarded as normal and nothing to worry.
“Wherever we can find people who are overweight but overweight reasonably assume that happened,” said Rahman was quoted as saying from HealthDay, Tuesday (23/11/2010).
This trend applies also to women, who are generally very concerned about shape and weight. Revealed in this study, only a few women who feel too fat weight.
Among the female respondents are overweight, 23 percent of them think their weight is lower than the real thing. Only about 16 percent of respondents with normal weight women who consider themselves too fat.
Besides disturbing appearance, being overweight is also a risk factor for many serious diseases such as diabetes and various heart problems and blood vessels. Obesity which only occurs in the abdominal or central obesity is more dangerous than obesity are evenly distributed throughout the body.
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