Are you in denial about your weight? Most Americans Don't Realize They Are Slowly Packing on Pounds By Denise Mann and Reviewed by Louise Chang, MD WebMD Health News The next time one of your friends asks if he or she looks like they put on some weight , you may want to consider being honest with them -- even if the answer is yes. If so, you will be doing your part to help break through our collective denial about our tendency to gain weight . A new study suggests that most of us are clueless about whether we are gaining or losing weight . The findings appear in Preventive Medicine. Many study participants said they lost weight from 2008 to 2009, but in fact, they gained. On average, adults were off by a pound, but that can really add up over the years, as can the health consequences associated with weight gain. You can read the rest of the article at http://www.ajc.com/health/are-you-in-denial-1490494.html

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