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　　标题：Study：Believingyouareoverweightmayleadtofurtherweightgain
　　source：psypostbyUNIVERSITYOFLIVERPOOL
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　　Peoplewhorecognisetheyareoverweightorobesearemorelikelytoputonweightthanthosewhoareunawarethattheymaybeheavierthandoctorswouldadvise，accordingtoresearchbytheUniversityofLiverpool。
　　Inastudy，publishedintheInternationalJournalofObesity，researcherslookedatthelivesof14，000adultsintheUSandtheUKthroughdatacapturedinthreestudies：theUSNationalLongitudinalStudyofAdolescenttoAdultHealth，theUKNationalChildDevelopmentStudyandMidlifeintheUnitedStates。
　　Theyanalyseddatafromtimeperiodsafterthechildrenhadreachedadulthoodtofindouttheirperceptionoftheirownweightwhetherornotitwascorrectandtheirsubsequentweightgainovertime。
　　TheUKstudyfollowedparticipantsfrom23until45，buttheothertwostudieshadshorterfollowupperiods，ofsevenyearsandnineto10years。
　　Theyfoundthat，thosewhoidentifiedthemselvesasbeing‘overweight’weremorelikelytoreportovereatinginresponsetostressandthispredictedsubsequentweightgain。
　　DrEricRobinson，fromtheUniversity’sInstituteofPsychology，HealthandSociety，said：Realisingyouareanoverweightindividualisinitselflikelytobequitestressfulandmakemakinghealthychoicesinyourlifestylemoredifficult。Itisatrickyfindingforpublichealthinterventionwork。
　　Youwouldhopethatmakingapersonawaretheyareoverweightwouldresultinthembeingmorelikelytoadoptahealthierlifestyleandlosesomeweight。
　　Headded：Whatisimportantistotacklestigmainsociety。Peoplewithaheavierbodyweighthavebodyimagechallenges。Thatisnotsurprisinggiventhewaywetalkaboutweightasasociety。
　　Butthewaywetalkaboutbodyweightandthewayweportrayoverweightandobesityinsocietyissomethingwecanthinkaboutandreconsider。Therearewaysofencouragingpeopletomakehealthychangestotheirlifestylethatdon’tportrayadiposityasaterriblething。