Obesity has become a major issue for an average American today. Obesity of Weight gain is caused by consuming more calories than the body needs; these calories usually come in the form of chocolates, fast foods, that is diets that are high on fat. According to American Obesity Association, currently in the United States, obesity is affecting more than 64 percent of the adult population, which is growing by the day.
Causes of Obesity:
Over-eating of food, having high fat and calories as mentioned above, causes obesity. But this is not the only factor; some people tend to eat a lot but still do not gain weight. The reason is that the number of calories that they burn balances the number of calories that these people gain. The imbalance of this ratio is mostly the major factor involved in case of obesity.
Impact of Medicine and Culture an Obese Patient:
Medicine, it has been noticed does not have much of an impact on obesity unless the patient himself/herself wants to reduce his weight. Regular exercise though, seems to carry a great effect.
Genetic, hormonal, behavioral, environmental and cultural factors have also been reported to cause obesity. In cultures where consumption of fatty foods is a norm, obesity is widespread. Hormonal causes will be the rate of metabolism that is high for some people that are slim where has low for people who become fat as a result. Hormones that affect the way calories are processed, and other organ systems in the body can all affect appetite therefore all of these factors add up to ake a person fat and overweight.
Steps to Reduce Obesity:
Like explained above, obesity cannot just be prevented through medicine. To reduce the effect one ahs to encourage the patient to eat healthy food that is low on calories......
