Causes of Obesity
Several factors help explain obesity
1. Genetic factors: they have an undeniable role but are not solely responsible
A small number of genes have a significant impact on body size and the percentage or the regional distribution of body fat.
Overweight children aged one to ten years with at least one obese parent have a 80% likelihood of becoming obese in adulthood cons 10% chance if both parents are lean.
2. Endocrinological factors: hormonal imbalance, glandular
3. Other medical factors
4. Environmental factors, and behavioral changes
- The junk food with high dietary (food high in fat).
Western populations tend to consume less calories and less fat than in 1960 when they grow steadily. This reflects a change of lifestyle that is becoming increasingly sedentary.
- Lack of physical activity: there is a real imbalance between supply and swallowed it spent.
