"Take care of your body. It's the only place you have to live." – Jim Rohn

10 Possible causes for the obesity epidemic

It's well accepted that reduced physical activity and fast food are linked to obesity.

But the evidence that these are the main causes of obesity is largely

circumstantial. To stimulate debate, experts suggest 10 other possible causes of

obesity, outlined in the International Journal of Obesity.

 1. Lack of Sleep. Getting too little sleep can increase body weight. Today, many

get less shut-eye than ever.

   2. Pollution. Hormones control body weight. And many of today's pollutants

affect our hormones.

   3. Air conditioning. You have to burn calories if your environment is too hot or too

cold for comfort. But more people than ever live and work in temperature-

controlled homes and offices.

   4. Decreased smoking. Smoking reduces weight. People smoke much less than

they used to.

   5. Medicine. Many different drugs including contraceptives, steroids, hormones,

diabetes drugs, some antidepressants, and blood pressure drugs can cause weight

gain. Use of these drugs is on the upswing.

   6. Population age & ethnicity. Middle-aged people and Hispanic-Americans tend

to be more obese than young European-Americans. Americans are getting older

and more Hispanic.

   7. Older moms. There's some evidence that the older a woman is when she gives birth, the higher her child's risk of obesity. Women are giving birth at older and older ages.

   8. Ancestors' environment. Some influences may go back two generations. Environmental

changes that made a grandparent obese may "through a feudally driven positive feedback loop"

visit obesity on the grandchildren.

   9. Obesity is linked to fertility. There's some evidence obese people are more fertile than lean

ones. If obesity has a genetic component, the percentage of obese people in the population

should increase.

  10. Unions of obese spouses. Obese women tend to marry obese men, and if obesity has a

genetic component, there will be still more obese people in the next generation.

These other contributing factors deserve more attention and study. Even more explanations

include: a fat-inducing virus; increases in childhood depression; less consumption of dairy

products; and hormones used in agriculture. What do you think can be attributed to the

epidemic?

And that's all there is to it

Obesity is a problem that is becoming more prevalent year on year. You only have one body and one life, so invest in your health before you have to invest heavily into your illness.

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