Life Weightloss Centre Outlines the Major Causes of Obesity
When the energy that we consume through food and drink outweighs the energy we burn through physical activity, it results in excess body weight and eventually obesity. There are many reasons why this imbalance of energy occurs, from simple lifestyle choices to more complicated genetics.
Diet
Overeating, poor dietary choices and the abundance of nutritionally inadequate, high calorie foods have meant that people are taking in more calories than their bodies need. Busy lives and societal factors also mean that we are using fewer fresh, low calorie ingredients in our meals.
Modern Sedentary Lifestyles
Technological developments, particularly those that occurred late last century, have sparked a worldwide shift toward less physically demanding work and lifestyles. It is now estimated that 60 per cent of the world’s population doesn’t get enough physical exercise, spending more time doing activities that involve little movement such as watching television, playing computer games and travelling in cars. People are also playing less organised sport and other physical activities such as walking or cycling to school.
Genetics
The genes that control appetite and metabolism can predispose some people to obesity more than others. Obesity is a major feature in several syndromes, such as Prader-WIlli syndrome, Bardet-Biedl syndrome and Cohen syndrome.
Mental and Physical Illness
Certain physical and mental illnesses and the medications used to treat them can increase a person’s risk of obesity. The rare genetic syndromes listed above as well as some developed conditions like hypothyroidism, binge eating disorder and Cushing’s syndrome can all result in a person gaining excess weight.
There are many reasons people gain weight and become obese. If you are struggling with obesity and would like to lose weight, or for a range of weight loss surgery options in Sydney, contact Life Weightloss Centre on 02 8999 8503.
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