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A1 Powell TM, de Lemos JA, Banks K, et al
T1 Body size misperception: A novel determinant in the obesity epidemic
JF Archives of Internal Medicine
JO Archives of Internal Medicine
YR 2010
FD October 11
VO 170
IS 18
SP 1695
OP 1697
DO 10.1001/archinternmed.2010.314
UL http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/archinternmed.2010.314
AB 
To further elucidate the extent and significance of body size misperception and its potential impact on cardiovascular disease prevention, we examined obese subjects (N = 2056) from the Dallas Heart Study (DHS). In this multiethnic, urban cohort, we determined the prevalence of body size misperception and quantified its association with demographics, cardiovascular risk factors, anthropometric indices, and health beliefs and behaviors.