If a person is significantly overweight, do their organs enlarge?

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If a person is significantly overweight, do their organs enlarge?

I've always wondered if an overweight person's organs enlarged to keep them from moving around, or if the extra fat kept them in place.

2006-06-09 05:27:15 · 3 answers · asked by ffffff 4 in Health ➔ General Health Care ➔ Other - General Health Care

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The stomach, kidneys and bladder can become enlarged due to problems such as inflammation. So technically, yes, organs can "grow" due to complications arising from obesity.

2006-06-09 16:29:06 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 1⤋

organs do not enlarge,
does over work the organs.
just the stomach gets larger.
everything else is fat buildup
" and also the person get bigger."

2006-06-09 12:43:52 · answer #2 · answered by glennmettlen 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋

No, they only get a wide wide coat of fat around them.

2006-06-09 19:56:47 · answer #3 · answered by mbestevez 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋