Men are in denial about obesity

A survey of obese people has thrown up interesting facts - almost half of the males are in complete denial while only about a third concede they were overweight or obese. Based on a survey of 34,000 people, the study found that men from lower economic strata were even more likely to discount risks associated with rotund bellies. 

The study found 37.4 percent of women were overweight, but 42.8 percent thought of themselves as such. In other words women were more likely to admit carrying extra kilos - even when they weren’t... Click here to read the full article.