FACTORS THAT CONTRIBUTES TO OVERWEIGHT Obesity occurs when you eat and drink more calories than you burn through exercise and normal daily activities. Your body stores these extra calories as fat. Obesity usually results from a combination of causes and contributing factors, including: i.Genetics.Your genes may affect the amount of body fat you store and where that fat is distributed. Genetics may also play a role in how efficiently your body converts food into energy and how your body burns calories during exercise. Even when someone has a genetic predisposition, environmental factors ultimately make you gain more weight. ii.Family lifestyle.Obesity tends to run in families. Thats not just because of genetics. Family members tend to have similar eating, lifestyle and activity habits. If one or both of your parents are obese, your risk of being obese is increased. iii.Inactivity.If youre not very active, you dont burn as many calories. With a sedentary lifestyle, you can easily take in more calories every day than you burn off through exercise and normal daily activities. iv.Unhealthy diet and eating habits.A diet thats high in calories, lacking in fruits and vegetables,missing breakfast, and laden with high-calorie beverages and oversized portions contributes to weight gain. v.Quitting smoking.Quitting smoking is often associated with weight gain. And for some, it can lead to enough weight gain that the person becomes obese. In the long run, however, quitting smoking is still a greater benefit to your health than continuing to smoke. vi.Pregnancy.During pregnancy, a womans weight necessarily increases. Some women find this weight difficult to lose after the baby is born. This weight gain may contribute to the development of obesity in women. vii.Lack of sleep.Not getting enough sleep or getting too much sleep at night can cause changes in hormones that increase your appetite. You may also crave foods high in calories and carbohydrates, which can contribute to weight gain. viii.Certain medications.Some medications can lead to weight gain if you dont compensate through diet or activity. These medications include some antidepressants, anti-seizure medications, diabetes medications, antipsychotic medications, steroids and beta blockers. ix.Age.Obesity can occur at any age, even in young children. But as you age, hormonal changes and a less active lifestyle increase your risk of obesity. In addition, the amount of muscle in your body tends to decrease with age. This lower muscle mass leads to a decrease in metabolism. These changes also reduce calorie needs and can make it harder to keep off excess weight. If you dont control what you eat and consciously become more physically active as you age, youll likely gain weight. x.Social and economic issues.Certain social and economic issues may be linked to obesity. You may not have safe areas to exercise, you may not have been taught healthy ways of cooking or you may not have money to buy healthier foods. In addition, the people you spend time with may influence your weight — youre more likely to become obese if you have obese friends or relatives. xi.Medical problems.Obesity can rarely be traced to a medical cause, such as Prader-Willi syndrome, Cushings syndrome, and other diseases and conditions. Some medical problems, such as arthritis, can lead to decreased activity, which may result in weight gain. Even if you have one or more of these risk factors, it doesnt mean that youre destined to become obese. HELP If you find out you fall a victim of this and needs solution or have done alot of things like gym etc and yet no results or you even add more weight. Goodnews Am here to lead you in a 2 weeks #WEIGHTLOSS PROGRAM here in my program group In the program,youll learn about what makes you get obesed and how to burn as many calories as posible or as you wish stresslessly and without pills or excess exercise Note:Using pills to burn fats are most times harmful to the system as many contains harmful ingridients which is too harsh to the body. To be part of the program,simply ADD AND INBOX ME or call 08180987294 SHARE ON YOUR WALL Don J.O.E
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