Sizing Up Your Body

摘要

Can't decide if you're overweight or not? You can turn to your scale, your waistline or your doctor to help you figure it out. The one thing you shouldn't do, however, is trust your lyin' eyes-at least if the people around you have weight woes of their own. One of the toughest things about battling obesity is that the aesthetics of weight can be so slippery. Modern swimsuit models are skinny by 1950 standards; Marilyn Monroe might seem plump next to women today. Few things shape our perceptions more than the appearance of friends and family members-and few people are influenced by that more than children.