Fewer teens now VIEW themselves as overweight even though record number are MEDICALLY obese

Fewer teens now VIEW themselves as overweight even though record number are MEDICALLY obese The vast majority of teens now underestimate their body weight at the expense of their health, a new global study suggests.

Nearly 14 percent of adolescents aged believed themselves to be lighter than they actually were while over a quarter overestimated their weight 

That is despite ballooning obesity rates nationwide, with 43 percent of adults and 25 percent of youth qualifying as medically too fat or having a body mass index of over 30.  The Daily Mail

See also:

• Cross-national time trends in adolescent body weight perception and the explanatory role of overweight/obesity prevalence (open access) Child and Adolescent Obesity