By better understanding how body size and scale could change how the body processes food, or how being bigger or smaller may influence eating habits, we will be able to better inform healthy living guidelines to tackle issues such as obesity and being overweight in these populations.
With help from our Department of Psychology, we will also be able to investigate whether the mental health of these individuals has been affected by their size.
A final component of our analysis will be the efficiency of movement for these individuals, with the help of our biomechanics department. On the whole, this study will involve one 24-hour visit to a research laboratory at the University of Bath, followed by free-living monitoring of normal physical activity and eating routines for two weeks.