"Obesity case around the world today is not new, obesity cases in the U.S. are among the highest around the world as of 2007. Since 1997, the number of obese adult in the United States has ever been rising up until now.
That is why it is very important that you know some of the major factors that cause obesity regardless of ages, gender and nationality.
Environment
One of the major causes of obesity among people is the environment they live in. The place we live in is one very important factor that causes obesity. If you are living in a place where there are very few sidewalks along your neighborhood, gyms, and trails greatly increases the chance that a person will become obese.
Aside from the area itself, time management is also a factor when it comes to obesity. A lot of housewives and working people are complaining that they don't have the time to exercise anymore because they are busy with their work or busy taking care of their home and children.
Excessive eating
When the amount of food that the person is eating is greater than the amount of energy he is giving off, tendency is that, some of the energy from the food that are not used by the person will be stored to the body as a means of fat and after some time it causes obesity.
Emotions
Another factor that greatly causes obesity that people are not aware of is their emotion. There are those who are known to eat more than their usual amount of food when they are sad, bored, angry, stressed and scared.
Genes
Is one factor that affects a persona and may cause obesity. Genes is a great factor that affects a person's physicality, not only obesity.
Kids are known to adopt some habits and characteristics of their parents. If the parents of the child are overweight, then tendencies are that the child will also become overweight.
Sleep
People who take less 6 hours of sleep are likely to become obese. This is according to a study recently conducted. People who sleep for a short period of time are known to eat foods that are high in calories and carbohydrates which are great contributing factor for obesity.
Those who don't get enough sleep are known to produce more gherlin hormone that leptin. Gherlin hormone is what causes hunger while leptin helps curb hunger.
Now that you've known some of the major factors that causes obesity, it is now time for you to take actions and changing your lifestyle for the good.
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