Normal weight obesity

We have always thought that thin people are very healthy, but that is not necessarily the case. A thin body to the bone, can have problems of triglycerides, cholesterol and even diabetes; to this they call according to the biomarkers: False Thin.

These are people who have a normal weight according to their height, but who have characteristics related to obesity, such as visceral fat deposition, and an increased risk of suffering from type 2 diabetes mellitus and cardiovascular disease.

 

Normal weight obesity


Video Medicine: Normal Weight Obesity (April 2024).