Symptoms of Obesity
Excessive weight gain and extra fatty tissue are obviously the major symptoms of obesity. However, the weight gain causes a lot more symptoms to be manifest in the patient gradually over a period of time. As the disease advances, these become more and more prominent:
Running out of breath - even with minor exertion sometimes
Lethargy, tiredness
Difficulty in sleeping
Excessive perspiration
Pain in weight bearing joints like knees, hips and also in the back
Snoring
Sleep apnea
Rashes in the folds of skin such as in the groins, between thighs, axillae, below breasts, etc.
Depression
Low self esteem
Always feeling hot
Daytime sleepiness
Many other diseases are also associated with obesity and the patient may manifest any of the symptoms of these - heart disease, hypertension, stroke, cancer, gallbladder disease, type 2 diabetes, etc.