Obese People do not Perceive Themselves as Obese

November 27th, 2009 by Jamie

Obese People do not Perceive Themselves as Obese Despite the growing number of obese people, a lot of people who are nearly obese just don’t seem to care and continue ...

Obese People do not Perceive Themselves as Obese

Despite the growing number of obese people, a lot of people who are nearly obese just don’t seem to care and continue with their unhealthy diet and gain weight. Because of this, experts agreed to conduct a study so that they would know the possible reasons why this happens and why there isn’t much effort when it comes to losing weight or achieving the ideal weight.

The study had almost 5,000 subjects and 8 percent of which do not perceive themselves as obese and still continue with their usual diet. The researchers have found out that one in ten obese individuals are satisfied with their current body weight and do not feel the need to lose weight. Actually, they even think that they can still gain weight despite being obese.

Apparently, this situation is alarming because people who do not perceive themselves as obese think that they are healthy, without knowing that this can actually pose a great threat to their health.

Aside from that misconception, researchers also found out that these individuals also do not visit the physician to have themselves checked. These same individuals also do not exercise because they do not feel the need to exercise.

The main reason why people from the health care sector are doing their best to lessen the number of people who are obese is to reduce the death rate of people who are obese and develop complications. It is a known fact that obesity poses a great risk for the development of different diseases which includes heart problems, stroke, and cancer.