Background Weight loss is known to decrease the health risks associated with being
overweight and obese. Awareness of overweight status is an important determinant of …

Background Obesity is a serious public health problem that is growing alarmingly worldwide.
The main objective of this study is to examine the current prevalence of overweight and …

Introduction: Obesity affects more than one-quarter of adults in Saudi Arabia and is on the
rise. A significant proportion of overweight and obese individuals misperceive their weight …

Background Weight misperception is the discordance between an individual's actual weight
status and the perception of his/her weight. It is a common problem in the youth population …

Summary Background/objectives In the African region, little is known about weight
misperception among overweight or obese adults. We assessed the prevalence of weight …

Objectives The purpose of the present study was to evaluate the association between self-
perception of body weight, weight loss approaches and measured body mass index (BMI) …

The prevalence of obesity is increasing. In K orea, this is especially true of men in general,
and women of low socioeconomic status. Misperception of body weight poses a barrier to …

Problem We compared participants' self-perception of their weight with the World Health
Organisation (WHO) definition for BMI categories among undergraduate university students …

Objective Unwarranted underestimation and overestimation of personal weight status may
prevent weight maintenance behaviour. The present study reports on correlates of under …

Background Obesity has been described as an epidemic and a major public health concern
globally. Distorted self-perceived weight status can negatively impact an individual's …