what is obesity and what causes it
obesity is a medical condition where a
person has accumulated an excessive
amount of body fat that may impair
health a person is considered obese if
their body weight is at least 20% higher
than it should be if a person's body
mass index a statistical measurement
derived from their height and weight is
30 or over they are considered obese too
but what causes obesity the main cause
of obesity and overweight is an energy
imbalance between the consumed calories
through food and liquids and the burned
calories through workout and other daily
activities that's because people are
eating more fat and sugar while reducing
their physical activity to a minimum
thanks to sedentary work increasing
urbanization and more comfortable ways
of transport but that's not it obesity
can also be caused by a lack of sleep
faulty genes and hormones or certain
medication in addition new research
indicates that it gets more and more
difficult to lose weight the more weight
a person carries the best treatment of
obesity is eating healthy food and
increasing physical activity
unfortunately it can't be guaranteed to
result in weight loss
unlike anorexia obesity is considered a
disease yet which makes treatment very
expensive for the person affected always
remember being obese 'visit necessarily
the person's fault don't bully or mock
someone because to of it be gentle
spread love not hate