Obesity is a problem in this country and around the world, and I don't think anybody would argue about that. But there seems to be a gap between how many people believe there's a general and growing problem with weight and how many believe that they are at all included in that problem. A whopping 66% of Americans are overweight or obese, but only 12% have ever been told by a doctor that they need to lose weight. And it seems that although many people realize they are overweight (with or without the doctor telling them), many don't believe they actually fall into the category of obese or even morbidly obese when in fact they do.

Why is this gap so big? Although I'm big on personal accountability, if doctors aren't telling their patients exactly where they stand health-wise then that's the most obvious issue.