Many Americans have skewed perceptions when it comes to their weight, often believing they are thinner than they really are, even when the scales are shouting otherwise, a new poll finds.

Thirty percent of those in the “overweight” class believed they were actually normal size, while 70 percent of those classified as obese felt they were simply overweight. Among the heaviest group, the morbidly obese, almost 60 percent pegged themselves as obese, while another 39 percent considered themselves merely overweight.

Many Americans Don’t Even Know They’re Fat

Orexigen Therapeutics Inc. signed a North American partnership for its experimental obesity drug Contrave with Takeda Pharmaceutical Co. for $50 million and the potential for later payments that could exceed $1 billion.

Orexigen Signs Obesity-Drug Pact With Takeda – WSJ.com