What Causes Obesity?

It has been seen that obesity is one of the most common factors that it the root to major health problems like diseases of the heart and other related problems. Obesity can be defined as the condition in which excess body fat has accumulated and it has been see that this fat has been accumulated to an extent that even your health may be negatively affected. One of the best ways to understand the level of obesity in the body is through the BMI or the body mass index.

It has been seen that commonly defined body mass index of 30 kg/m2 or higher depicts risks of obesity. You should keep in mind that obesity can lead to various kinds of health problems and diseases. Thus people who are prone to eating excessive foods and not exercising are the ones who are especially at high risk of cardio vascular diseases. It has been proven that obesity makes you prone to other kinds of diseases and ailments like diabetes mellitus type 2. Along with this obesity can lead to obstructive sleep apnea, certain types of cancer, and osteoarthritis.

Obesity has been one of the main causes for ruining your health and fitness levels and making the body succumb to different kinds of ailments. Also obesity can reduce life expectancy and hence if you don't treat this problem then you can be prone to risks of life threatening diseases. Some of the most common cause of obesity is sedentary lifestyles.

The lack of exercise and eating excessive fatty foods play a significant role in obesity. It has been seen that there has is a large shift towards less physically demanding work globally, and this has led to an increase of sedentary works.

Almost 60% of the world's population not getting sufficient exercise and this occurs primarily due to increasing use of mechanized transportation and implementation of labor saving technologies at home. Some of the other major causes of obesity are genetics and similar to many other medical conditions, even obesity is the result of a connection between genetic and environmental factors. There are polymorphisms present in many genes and these are responsible for controlling our appetite and metabolism.

Hence genetic factors can incline you towards obesity even if sufficient calories are present in the body. Thus there are some people who tend to get obese of fat if the favorable environmental conditions are present. Medical and psychiatric illnesses are also causes of obesity and there are various pharmaceutical substances, used for treating illnesses, which can increase risk of obesity. Some of the rare genetic syndromes like hypothyroidism, Cushing's syndrome and hormone deficiency also cause obesity.

If you are getting obese then you would be able to see the changes in your body as your clothes would get tighter and the measuring tapes and checking your weight would also show results. Remember that the sooner you begin your treatment for obesity, the better it is for you. If you let obesity gain control of you, then you are increasing your chances of life threatening diseases and other risks.

• Emma Bullock
• 17/04/2009, 12:59 AM
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