Frequent Symptoms
Therefore, gaining some extra pounds might look insignificant as far as an individual’s overall health is noticeable, gaining a lot of weight might be sometimes lead to a severe medical condition. The American Medical Association notices obesity is a disease itself. (2)
Most common symptoms in Elder people
Some most occurring symptoms in adults are the following:
- Snoring
- Shortness of breath
- Trouble in sleeping
- Fatigue might range from mild to severe
- Excessive body fat, significantly around the waist
- Pain significantly in the joints and back
- Excessive sweating
- Psychological problems such as depression, social isolation, negative self-esteem, and shame
- Inability to do easy physical tasks that one can easily perform before gaining weight
- Skin problems from the accumulation of moisture in the fold of skin