Introduction:
Obesity is one of the most serious problems to human health. Its cause
many diseases, in addition its cause discomfort and feeling embarrassed.
Obesity is a
medical condition in which excess body fat has accumulated to the extent that
it may have a negative effect on health, leading to reduced life expectancy
and/or increased health problems.
Body :
Causes Of Obesity
·
Energy Imbalance.
The core reason people become
overweight or obese is fairly simple:
If you take in more calories
than are required by your body on a daily basis (known as "energy
imbalance"), those surplus calories will be converted into fat.
If this energy imbalance
continues for an extended period of time, it will lead to overweight or
obesity.
·
An Inactive Lifestyle
Many of people aren't very
physically active. One reason for this is that many people spend hours in front
of TVs and computers doing work, schoolwork, and leisure activities. In fact,
more than two hours a day of regular TV viewing time has been linked to
overweight and obesity.
·
Environment
Our
environment doesn't support healthy lifestyle habits; in fact, it encourages
obesity. Some reasons include:
Lack
of neighborhood sidewalks and safe places for recreation. Not having area
parks, trails, sidewalks, and affordable gyms makes it hard for people to be
physically active.
Work
schedules. People often say that they don't have time to be physically active
because of long work hours and time spent commuting.
Lack
of access to healthy foods. Some people don't live in neighborhoods that have
supermarkets that sell healthy foods, such as fresh fruits and vegetables.
·
Medicines
Certain medicines may cause you to gain weight. These medicines include some corticosteroids, antidepressants, and seizure medicines.
These medicines can slow the rate at which your body burns calories, increase your appetite, or cause your body to hold on to extra water. All of these factors can lead to weight gain.
Certain medicines may cause you to gain weight. These medicines include some corticosteroids, antidepressants, and seizure medicines.
These medicines can slow the rate at which your body burns calories, increase your appetite, or cause your body to hold on to extra water. All of these factors can lead to weight gain.
·
Emotional Factors
Some people eat more than usual when they're bored, angry, or stressed. Over time, overeating will lead to weight gain and may cause overweight or obesity.
Some people eat more than usual when they're bored, angry, or stressed. Over time, overeating will lead to weight gain and may cause overweight or obesity.
·
Smoking
Some people gain weight when they stop smoking. One reason is that food often tastes and smells better after quitting smoking.
Another reason is because nicotine raises the rate at which your body burns calories, so you burn fewer calories when you stop smoking. However, smoking is a serious health risk, and quitting is more important than possible weight gain.
Some people gain weight when they stop smoking. One reason is that food often tastes and smells better after quitting smoking.
Another reason is because nicotine raises the rate at which your body burns calories, so you burn fewer calories when you stop smoking. However, smoking is a serious health risk, and quitting is more important than possible weight gain.
·
Age
As you
get older, you tend to lose muscle, especially if you're less active. Muscle
loss can slow down the rate at which your body burns calories. If you don't
reduce your calorie intake as you get older, you may gain weight.
·
Pregnancy
During pregnancy, women gain weight to support their babies’ growth and development. After giving birth, some women find it hard to lose the weight. This may lead to overweight or obesity, especially after a few pregnancies.
During pregnancy, women gain weight to support their babies’ growth and development. After giving birth, some women find it hard to lose the weight. This may lead to overweight or obesity, especially after a few pregnancies.
·
Lack of Sleep
Research shows that lack of sleep increases the risk of obesity. For example, one study of teenagers showed that with each hour of sleep lost, the odds of becoming obese went up. Lack of sleep increases the risk of obesity in other age groups as well.
Research shows that lack of sleep increases the risk of obesity. For example, one study of teenagers showed that with each hour of sleep lost, the odds of becoming obese went up. Lack of sleep increases the risk of obesity in other age groups as well.
Sleep helps maintain a healthy balance of the hormones that
make you feel hungry (ghrelin) or full (leptin). When you don't get enough
sleep, your level of ghrelin goes up and your level of leptin goes down. This
makes you feel hungrier than when you're well-rested.
Health Effects of Obesity
Obesity
has a far-ranging negative effect on health. Each year obesity-related
conditions cost over 150 billion dollars and cause an estimated 300,000
premature deaths in the US. The health effects associated with obesity include,
but are not limited to, the following:
High blood pressure -
Additional fat tissue in the body needs oxygen and nutrients in order to live,
which requires the blood vessels to circulate more blood to the fat tissue.
Diabetes - Obesity is the major
cause of type 2 diabetes. This type of diabetes usually begins in adulthood
but, is now actually occurring in children.
.
Heart disease –
Atherosclerosis (hardening of the arteries) is present 10 times more often in
obese people compared to those who are not obese.
UAE
In a survey released this year by Zurich
International Life, 47.5 per cent of UAE residents were overweight, with a BMI
of between 25 and 30, while another 13 per cent were obese, with a BMI of over
30. Since the average BMI in the UAE is 25.6, the average UAE resident is
considered overweight.
Forty per cent of 11-to-16 year olds and 20 per cent
of children under the age of 11 in the UAE are obese, according to Wafa Helmi
Ayesh, Director of Clinical Nutrition Department at Dubai Health Authority. And
an obese child is likely to grow into an obese adult.
Conclusion:
Hopefully
after this activity you are more aware of the affects of obesity. Many people do not realize how damaging
obesity can be to the body and for your overall health. Obesity is something that is increasingly on
the rise today and will continue to rise unless we do something about it like
informing people of how bad it really is and encouraging people to live a
health-enhancing lifestyle. A healthy
diet and exercising two to three times a week is key to not becoming
obese. Let's change the trend of obesity
by living healthy lives.
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