About 81% of overweight boys and 71% of overweight girls believe they are about the right weight, according to recent data released by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey.
More
School Administrators: Kids Like Healthy Lunches Just FineHow Overparenting Makes Kids OverweightWednesday’s Top 6 News Stories NBC NewsSecond American ‘Lone Soldier’ Gets Hero’s Burial NBC NewsIsrael May Be Committing War Crimes: U.N. Rights Chief NBC News

Overall, the survey, which collected data on the weight of U.S. adolescents between the ages of 8 and 15 from 2005 to 2012, found that about 30% of children and adolescents perceive their weight status incorrectly. That’s estimated to equate to about 9.1 million young people.