Obesity: The Post Mortem Page #3

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it feels very much like butter.

So what Im doing here is just

trying to make sure that my knife

doesnt slip too much on it.

Mike, do you want to come

and take a look at this?

So we can immediately see the amount,

the thickness of fat that is here.

There is a large amount

on the anterior chest wall,

the front of the chest,

but theres also a very large amount

around the abdomen.

The abdominal fat, that is

the most dangerous associated

with the problems of obesity.

Theres quite a lot of fat

around the organs.

Theres fat around in the omentum.

It would appear that this lady is carrying

much of her weight in the abdominal fat,

and possibly around organs as well,

so theres lots of changes which

I think well get a better view of

when weve opened the rest of the body.

Everybody knows what obesity looks

like from the outside,

but unless you do a job like ours,

most people dont see what obesity

looks like inside.

I have done thousands of post-mortems.

It is always a fascinating procedure

even if it is a case where you have seen

lots and lots of similar cases

in the past,

that particular case will be individual

and you will certainly learn from that.

[Vinette] We'll never know exactly why

our donor became so overweight.

The reasons for obesity are multi-layered

and complicated,

a mixture of lifestyle and environment,

biology and psychology.

But now that overweight is the new

normal weight in the UK,

there is a whole new young generation

living with the consequences of obesity.

Fat, you know, fatty, fat bastard,

you know, whatever it might be.

I remember walking past my local pub once

and someone said, "Oh, Fat Bastard,

how are ya?"

It doesnt matter how old you are,

if you are fat,

you are marginalised by society.

Theres a lot of medical contributing

facts to peoples weight

that a lot of people dont realise

and all they see is somebody thats big

and they assume that they eat a lot.

Myself, I suffer from polycystic ovaries

and also under-active thyroids.

So as a child, I was always slim.

I come from a family that is quite slim.

Their build is quite slim.

You know, it was only when I hit puberty

that I started putting on this weight.

I was diagnosed with epilepsy

and the first medication they put me on,

I put on a lot of weight quite quickly.

I lost a lot of self-confidence,

which I think also led to me

putting on more weight.

The emotions and feelings

that I associate with eating

are quite difficult because

I... There is a part of me...

Because I have recovered from binge eating

disorder theres a part of me

that still if I have had a difficult day

wants to go home

and eat a lot of things in one go which

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