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Weight status and perceived body size in children
BMJ - Archives of Diseases in Childhood, 09/09/09

Saxton J et al. – Children can estimate their body–size using visual or verbal methods with some accuracy, but show greater under–estimation at higher weights, especially in girls. These findings suggest that under–estimation is more widespread than has been assumed, which has implications for health education among school–aged children.

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Some Obese People Perceive Body Size as OK, Dismiss Need to Lose Weight
ScienceDaily, 11/18/09 Relevance Score: 68%

Scaling of Measured Glomerular Filtration Rate in Kidney Donor Candidates by Anthropometric Estimates of Body Surface Area, Body Water, Metabolic Rate, or Liver Size
Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology, 10/07/09 Relevance Score: 68%

Body Size and Social Self-Image Among Adolescent African American Girls
Youth & Society, 11/11/09 Relevance Score: 66%

Body Size, Recreational Physical Activity, and B-Cell Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma Risk Among Women in the California Teachers Study
American Journal of Epidemiology, 10/22/09 Relevance Score: 66%

Medical history, body size, and cigarette smoking in relation to fatal prostate cancer
Cancer Causes and Control, 10/14/09 Relevance Score: 66%