Accuracy of adults' perception of childhood obesity in a military environment.

Objectives: The aim of this study was to determine how accurately adults in a military environment identified images of children within four different categories: underweight, normal weight, overweight, and obese.

Design And Sample: For this descriptive correlational research study, the sample was composed of 1,016 adults.

Measures: Chi-square analysis of participant's demographic characteristics and accuracy of identification of six different images of children was conducted.