tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4968787219619380438.post7550799029464938937..comments2023-09-21T04:02:29.457-04:00Comments on Skeptical Scalpel: “Body Size Misperception” May Be a Factor Contributing to the Obesity EpidemicSkeptical Scalpelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13206922456661320751noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4968787219619380438.post-4726146195838798742012-10-18T08:59:31.325-04:002012-10-18T08:59:31.325-04:00Anonymous, I found your comment very interesting. ...Anonymous, I found your comment very interesting. Being a mere surgeon, I am at a loss as to how to advise you to effect a change in your perception. I wonder if a psychiatrist could help. Nowadays they all want to treat people with drugs, which does not seem to me to be a solution for you. I hope you can solve the problem.Skeptical Scalpelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13206922456661320751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4968787219619380438.post-77592279212274496512012-10-18T06:05:50.189-04:002012-10-18T06:05:50.189-04:00I am one of those 8% with no perception of body si...I am one of those 8% with no perception of body size. Intellectually, I know I am obese, but I cannot visualize my size relative to other people except to know that I am larger. Even looking in a mirror does not help. I have to have somebody else point out another person who is near my size to get any feel for how large I actually am. I wish there were a way to change my perception.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4968787219619380438.post-63763844774698952552010-10-28T10:28:35.939-04:002010-10-28T10:28:35.939-04:00Misperceptions are not limited to our bodily dimen...Misperceptions are not limited to our bodily dimensions. I suspect that all of us have an innacurate view of many of our personal traits and physician characteristics. Sometimes, we extend this grade inflation to others. For example, everyone's kid is above average.Michael Kirsch, M.D.https://www.blogger.com/profile/07555280388086931097noreply@blogger.com