Society 'Normalising Overweight'

Published March 28, 2014

Society 'normalising overweight'
Dame Sally said many people did not recognise they had a weight problem, with data showing that 52% of overweight men and 30% of overweight women think they are about the right weight. Some 11% of obese men … "This is an alarming proportion; soft …
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