Complications related to obesity are caused by several factors and vary in each person. To better understand these disorders, researchers at the St. Louis School of Medicine at Washington University in the United States asked 20 obese people to increase their weight by 6% in a few months. Conclusion: despite gaining extra pounds, a quarter of them were still in good health.
The participants in the study, who appear at the same time in the documentary of the HBO channel “The Weight of the Nation(Country Weight) added 1,000 calories to their daily diet. Dietitians then helped them lose the weight they gained for the study. Meanwhile, researchers have witnessed a worsening of the problems. metabolic rate, which can cause a heart attack, stroke, or diabetes, in people who already have this type of complication before they start the calorie diet.
Fat tissue genes
Those without obesity-related conditions did not develop complications after weight gain, study published by the journal reveals Journal of Clinical Investigation. These results make it possible to better understand and identify obese people at risk of developing complications.
“Another difference relates to the genetic function in fatty tissue. The activity of these genes develops even when people with normal metabolism gain weight. This is not true in people with abnormal metabolism,” add the scientists, quoted by AFP. More research is needed to understand why some obese people develop complications and others do not.
