Fat women who feel thin

According to a recent American study many women really fat, you feel thin. An altered perception of their body, as it is for other disorders such as anorexia, but in reverse. The research , published on 'Obstetrics and Gynecology ", has involved a group of women, to whom questions were asked about their exercise habits in practice, to follow diets and weight.

It was found that many of the women interviewed were not aware of being very overweight. One thing that goes hand in hand with the increase in the number of Americans is overweight or obese. Confirmation that the majority of women have of themselves a 'distorted image (25% in the study), and one way or another, explains why there are so many people with eating disorders.

Another interesting fact emerged from the study is that only 16% of women surveyed have a normal body weight.

The findings have fueled the concerns of the specialists on the prevention of obesity, because if people do not realize that they are seriously overweight, the problem becomes even more difficult to combat. These women do not think they need and, therefore, it becomes virtually impossible to convince them to improve their health trying to lose weight.