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"We like to think that we know ourselves pretty well, right? Well, what to do with a shocking new study that asserts that a good chunk of Americans own body image is drastically skewed ... A new study out this week from University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston finds that as many as 25 percent of overweight and obese women believe they are &amp;quot;normal&amp;quot; or even &amp;quot;underweight.&amp;quot; Even more, many study participants who were underweight reported resorting to unhealthy diet measures because they thought they were overweight. &amp;quot;Overweight individuals who do not recognize that they are overweight are far less likely to eat healthfully and exercise,&amp;quot; said lead author Dr. Abbey Berenson, professor in the department of obstetrics and gynecology, who is also director of the Center for Interdisciplinary Research in Women&amp;#x27;s Health. Weird, right? On one hand, a healthy body image and lots of body confidence is fantastic, but on the other hand, being aware of your true health picture is too (and the bit in the study about underweight women feeling they are overweight just makes me sad). Thoughts on this? Do you think you really have a good view of your body weight/size? P.S. How certain brands can affect your body image (so fascinating!), and can you really &amp;quot;think yourself slim&amp;quot;? More Ways to Get Glamour Visit Shopglamour.com for cute stuff starting at just $10! Enter the latest Glamour sweepstakes! Follow us on Twitter Add us to your iGoogle homepage Photo: Thinkstock"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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