Overweight? Obese? Or Normal Weight? Americans Have Hard Time Gauging Their Weight

No need to. If you are an American, you are more than likely to be fat.

For many Americans fat is the new "norm." More and more people are unable to accurately describe themselves using their height-to-weight ratio known as body mass index the scale that determines levels of overweight and obesity, a new Harris Interactive/HealthDay poll found.

The poll revealed that 30 percent of overweight people think they're actually normal size, 70 percent of obese people feel they are merely overweight, and 39 percent of morbidly obese people think they are overweight but not obese.

That means fat may be becoming the new normal, raising the specter of increasing rates of health threats such as diabetes, heart disease and certain cancers.

Statistically speaking, you cannot go wrong if you just lose weight.

Problem solved.

And as to the matter of "raising the specter of increasing rates of health threats such as diabetes, heart disease and certain cancers."

Simple.

Have fatsos pay more for their sick care and the specter is gone.

Over time, so will the weight.

Problem solved.

Next.