As a group,
obese individuals tend to be less physically active.
For instance,
obese individuals tend to have identifiable proportions of certain bacteria in their guts that are different from the proportions in thin people.
Not exact matches
One reason for this idea is that older research suggests that
obese and overweight
individuals tend to eat fewer meals.
The end result
tends to be either a few genetically gifted
individuals who can eat whatever and still look amazing, some die - hard fitness lovers who start taking supplements and ENSLAVE THEMSELVES at the gym, a bunch of people who look either
obese or skinny - fat and a lot of misery.
Individuals who are genetically unable to produce leptin
tend to be
obese; low leptin concentrations are associated with increased hunger and gains in body fat.
«
Individuals who are
obese tend to sleep less,» says Orr.
Compared to people with a healthy weight, overweight and
obese individuals have an increased risk of developing diabetes and cardiovascular diseases (conditions that affect the heart and / or the blood vessels), and
tend to die younger.
Depression rates also
tend to be higher in
obese individuals seeking treatment than in community
obese samples, giving more scope for improvement [34].