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  2. World problems
  3. Obesity due to low metabolism

Obesity due to low metabolism

Nature

Some people are obese because they have low metabolism which is inherited. Research shows, however, that by far the majority of overweight and obese people have a metabolic rate at least as fast as lean people.

Broader

Obesity
Excellent

Value

Lowness
Yet to rate

SDG

Sustainable Development Goal #3: Good Health and Well-being

Metadata

Database
World problems
Type
(E) Emanations of other problems
Subject
  • Biosciences » Biochemistry
  • Medicine » Anatomy
    • Content quality
    Presentable
     Presentable
    Language
    English
    Last update
    Oct 4, 2020