It is known that skinny people gain the weight more slowly, but overweighted loose the
weight slowly. This phenomenon is said to be because 70% of the energy introduced with food, is used to keep body temperature stable. Skinny people loose energy easier than
overweight people. Pivotal is proportion of the surface of the body to body weight. This
was the aim of research of scientists from Giessen.
Source: Agarwal A et al. (2010), Arch Facial Plast Surg, 12:97
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