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"The obesity rates of many U.S. states are actually higher than previously thought, a new study finds.
The new findings are based on doctors' measurements of people's height and weight, whereas many previous reports were based on people's reports of their own measurements.
But the problem is not that people underestimate their weight surprisingly, it's that they overestimate their height, said study researcher Zachary Ward, of the Harvard School of Public Health, who presented the work here today at the American Public Health Association meeting.
"People say they're taller than they really are," Ward said. [7 Biggest Diet Myths]
In the study, the researchers used a new method for estimating state obesity rates and found that 49 states had an obesity rate of 30 percent or higher. Only Hawaii had an obesity rate under 30 percent, and a few states, including Louisiana and Mississippi, had obesity rates over 40 percent.
In contrast, previous reports have found that most states have rates under 30 percent, and no states have a rate over 40 percent."
Does there need to be further argument?
"The obesity rates of many U.S. states are actually higher than previously thought, a new study finds.
The new findings are based on doctors' measurements of people's height and weight, whereas many previous reports were based on people's reports of their own measurements.
But the problem is not that people underestimate their weight surprisingly, it's that they overestimate their height, said study researcher Zachary Ward, of the Harvard School of Public Health, who presented the work here today at the American Public Health Association meeting.
"People say they're taller than they really are," Ward said. [7 Biggest Diet Myths]
In the study, the researchers used a new method for estimating state obesity rates and found that 49 states had an obesity rate of 30 percent or higher. Only Hawaii had an obesity rate under 30 percent, and a few states, including Louisiana and Mississippi, had obesity rates over 40 percent.
In contrast, previous reports have found that most states have rates under 30 percent, and no states have a rate over 40 percent."
Does there need to be further argument?