Why do obese people generally have lighter voices?

Question

I don't mean to generalize.. but why is it that most heavy people have lighter and louder voices... It seems all very obese people I know can talk/yell louder than the thinner ones and their voices are very light.

Answer 1

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good question,,,i've noticed, but never thought about an answer

Answer 2

The chest cavity is like a resonating chamber. Obese people have a great deal of adipose pushing up from the belly and in from the chest. This reduces the size of the chest cavity, creating a higher pitch.

Long, tall slender folks have less tissue pushing and have more room (more resonance). They can more easily expand their chest cavity, giving a lower, more gutteral voice.

Answer 3

fat is a testosterone sponge, thus less cirulating, thus less affect on vocal chords.

done

Answer 4

hahahha I never really noticed. I guess it is kinda true.