Men's weight with Aspergers

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I got fat in school because I wasn't into football. (People kept teasing me in school by asking what my favorite sport was, unknown to me to be meaning which sports I enjoy playing, and being amused when I responded with Formula 1 ). It's not been easy removing it.

Tbh it might be aspergers related. I really think autism affects metabolism because I notice that most autistic people are either very skinny or overweight. There's gotta be more research on autism and metabolism.

Doesn't sound specific to Asperger's

Aspies tend to have small frames, even if they are overweight

Asperger's comorbid with depression and anxiety

Depression and anxiety cause overeating, sometimes

But it's men and women, not just men

I have always had a problem maintaining enough weight. I've always suspected this was autism related. And now my Aspie daughter has the same problem and my non-aspie daughter does not. Anyway, a few years ago I started have a beer-belly issue. I do drink a little beer, but I don't think that was the only cause. In studying this problem, I found that it is nothing to ignore. More like the beginning of the end for some people. It is a symptom of metabolic syndrome which leads to serious health problems. For me cutting sugar to a very low level, drinking even less beer and limiting other refined carbs got the problem under control. Cutting back on the beer was done for other reasons too which would be the subject of a separate post.