The causes of obesity are rooted in the modern lifestyle, laziness like watching television for hours with a bag of chips, in which the abundant nutrition, rich in fats is accompanied by insufficient consumption of energy, and decreased physical activity. The lack of balance between unphysical and physical activities produces obesity. Obesity happens when the intake of calories is greater than the amount of energy burnt. Facts show that obesity is caused by genetic assumption, the regime of nutrition, the physical activity, psychological and other factors – altogether or individually can influence obesity.
The genetic assumption
Often typical for whole families, genetics is a big reason for members to become obese. But this also means that the key on how each member can deal with obesity is individuality. One has to realize that the members of a family are different from the other. Their similarity in eating habits may have caused obesity but their individuality is the key on how each member can lose the fat. The distribution of the factors conditioning by the lifestyle from the genetic ones is often very difficult. Yet, there exist much evidence that heredity is a determining factor upon obesity.
Many people with obese family members become prone to obesity , but never become too fat, or they manage to lose weight and to keep their weight in norm because of a healthy lifestyle. This is where individuality comes in.
Each member of the family always has a choice; to fight obesity or be lazy about it and just sleep and eat all day. There is always a choice. The member who sleeps and eats all day may suffer from problems regarding health in the long run. But the family member who goes on the treadmill an hour a day and follows a guide for weight management leads a less stressful and healthier life.
