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Benjamin Radford

Gallup Poll Debunks Weight Myths

Dec 042012
 

A new Gallup poll has found that as our waistlines increase, so does our perceptions of our ideal weight. And it also found that despite two-thirds of Americans being overweight or obese, the majority of us say their weight is ‘about right.”  Read the whole story HERE. 

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