Commentary: Utahns are in denial about their health

Utahns are in denial.In the first ever Get Healthy Utah Values Study (2017), 1,012 respondents guessed that 45 percent of the state’s residents were overweight or obese. In reality, the figure is over 60 percent.Survey-takers also mischaracterized their own weight. Only 11 percent considered themselves obese, when roughly 25 percent actually are. Respondents also believed themselves to be healthier than their neighbors  Yet only half of Utahns report that they get the recommended amou