Student Misconceptions

The charts above explain students misconceptions on their weight. 42% of those classified as obese (48% of boys; 36% of girls) considered themselves to be about the right weight. 76% of those classified as overweight (81% of boys; 71% of girls) believed they were about the right weight. 13% of those classified as being at a healthy weight considered themselves too thin (9%) or too fat (4%)(Healy paragraph 5). Reading the information above, gives students an opportunity to see where they are when it comes to their weight, either they are obese, overweight or are at a healthy weight. In some schools the obesity rate is decreasing, not because kids are starting to eat healthy but because schools are starting to get larger and larger with low