Is social exposure to obesity associated with weight status misperception? Assessing Australians ability to identify overweight and obesity

    Collection:
    Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
    Contributers:
    Opie, C.A. (author), Glenister, K. (author), and Wright, J. (author)
    Format:
    Journal article
    Publication Date:
    2019
    Published:
    Australia
    Location:
    Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 133 Document Number: D11366
    Journal Title:
    BMC Public Health
    Journal Title Details:
    19: 1222
    Subject Term:
    adult education, consumers, graphics, health education, media effectiveness, nutrition, social factors, visual communication, health, nutrition communication, obesity, Australia (Oceania), weight control, self-assessment, and text
    Notes:
    8 pages., More than 800 Australian adults responded to an electronic questionnaire distributed via email and social media. Respondents "were challenged to accurately perceive silhouettes corresponding to an obese body mass index (BMI) in themselves and others. Misperception of weight status was more likely to exist among those with a BMI less than 18.5 - or 30 or more ("overweight" and "obese"). "Silhouettes may act as an effective visual cue in initiating weight related discussions."

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