A recent study (published by the Associated Press-iVillage) has found that, not surprisingly, of the 1,000 women surveyed, up to half aren’t happy with their weight, including some of those that were within a healthy weight range. The study suggests that women are more focused on how they look rather than the state of their health. Nutritionist and spokeswoman for the American Diabetic Association, Keri Gans was quoted as saying “So many women think more about the number on the scale than whether their blood pressure or cholesterol is normal”.

Many of us can identify with this idea, and according to dietician Lisa Cohn this distorted view of what’s more important is due to the constant bombardment of images and ideas from the media about how we should look, rather than on our health.

Keri Gans offers the following advice when attempting to make good health a focus rather than obsessing over numbers on the scale, she says “If you are eating a healthy diet and watching your portions, nine times out of ten your weight will be what it should be”.

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