Obesity Causes and Effects
Every one wants to stay fit and fine. For this they need to maintain their weight. It is the need of the time to stay healthy. "Survival of the Fittest" is still the rule that will exist till the end of this era. The main problem that is deteriorating the health of the individual is of obesity. Many people today are facing this problem. To lose weight is the first thing this people try out. Utter dedication and determination is required in the person to lose weight. You need to concentrate on your overall daily schedule to successfully lose weight. With the help of the dieticians and trainers advice you can make weight loss process easy, but you need to put in the efforts in the right direction to achieve the results within stipulated time.
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Obesity Causes and Effects :
  Causes of Obesity:
Lack of Physical Activity
Too much Fat Intake
Hereditary Occurrence
Hyphothyroidism
Syndromes That Cause Obesity
Unhealthy Lifestyle
  Effects of Obesity :
Cardiovascular Health Problems
Blood Pressure Fluctuation
Erectile Dysfunction
Sleep Apnea
Osteoarthritis
Cancer
Infertility
Menstrual abnormalities
Liver disease
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  Causes of Obesity :
Lack of Physical Activity :
 

Lack of physical activity is the one of the main reasons for the obesity nowadays. Many of us today are doing the jobs that demands sitting at one place for the long duration. This is what shows the first symptom of the obesity i.e. deposition of the fats around your tummy. Later on the fat deposition increases to all body parts and you start facing the problem of obesity. Lack of Physical activity leads to the fat deposition in the various body parts that later on leads to the various health problems. Many young children today suffer with the problem of the obesity due to the lack of physical activity as they don't go outside to play games, just sit at home and play the video games.

   
Too much Fat Intake :
 

What you eat certainly influence your physical stature. Anything in excess is not good for the health. When you eat the excessive amounts of the fat then it leads to the obesity, as the body is not capable to throw out all the fats. The unnecessary fats in the body start accumulating in the different body parts. This results into variety of other health problems. Basically you follow an unbalanced routine of the diet that results that adds to the obesity problem. Too much fat intake generally puts a negative impact on the metabolism mechanism. This process becomes slows and the fats gets collected in the body that they move on to the various body parts giving you a bulky appearance. Foods like cheese, meat, milk, cream, are butter. You need to avoid these food items is excess to prevent obesity.

   
Hereditary Occurrence :
 

Obesity is many times noted to be the hereditary issue. It is through some genes sequence that the obesity habit is being transformed from one generation to another. Various research studies has proved that offspring of the parents that are suffering with excessive weight has double the chances of suffering with this disease. Obesity occurs due to the hereditary in around 20% of the people. Various other factors like height, body stature, eye, etc has been linked to the hereditary. Diseases like diabetes, obesity, cardiovascular health problems has been previously been linked to the hereditary and the latest one is the obesity. This is the reason you must have noted that some children are fat from the childhood and find it very hard to lose weight.

Hyphothyroidism :
 

Hypothyroidism is the condition that is caused by the insufficient levels of the thyroid hormone. It occurs due to the inflammation of the thyroid gland that destructs the hormone producing capability of the thyroid gland. Another reason that disturbs the functioning of the thyroid gland is anutoimmune thyroiditis that it caused by the patient's own immune system. Thyroid hormone is responsible for maintaining the pace of metabolism in the body. If the less amounts of hormones are produced, it results in the slow metabolism. As a result the less amounts of the fats and carbohydrates are utilized for the body processes and remain gets stored. These stored fats results in the excessive increase in the weight gain.

Syndromes That Cause Obesity :
 

Cushing's Syndrome leads to the obesity in the people. During this syndrome the hormone cortisol is produced in large amount that allows the fats in the body to be stored in the body, which results in the obesity. In Cushing's Syndrome fat gets deposited in the abdomen, back, and upper back. This way the person looks bulky, but the legs and hands remain thin. Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (POS) is women-specific abnormal health condition that causes weight gain in women. This syndrome is observed in around 70% of the women worldwide. The main outcome of the weight loss caused by this syndrome is the failure in conceiving a child. The symptoms of this syndrome are heavy bleeding during menstruation, irregular periods, acne, and occurrence of facial hair. If you are facing any of these symptoms visit the doctor today.

Unhealthy Lifestyle :
 

Inadequate sleep, anxiety, tension, too much stress are the characterizing points of unhealthy lifestyle. The problems get worst when unhealthy eating habit get added to all these. Unhealthy eating habits lead to the excessive intake of the fats and carbohydrates that leads to the weight gain. Many people have agreed during the surveys that they eat to get free from tensions. This is how the weight is boosted. If a person is not sleeping well then the digestion process is improper this leads to the storage of unnecessary food items in the body. This leads to the obesity.

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  Effects of Obesity :
   
 Cardiovascular Health Problems
  Cardiovascular health problems are being caused by the obesity habit. Firstly the chances of the heart attacks are increased due to the too much of the deposition of the fats over the chest. This puts the stress of the chest that may result into heart attack. Atherosclerosis is also noted to be occurring due to the obesity problem. The plaque formed by the fats gets deposited in the arteries, this disturbs the blood supply and heart stroke is caused.
   
 Blood Pressure Fluctuation :
  Blood pressure problem is augmented due to the excessive weight. Due to the disproportionate amount of the fats in the body the pressure is put of the arteries and veins. This disturbs the blood supply that results into the blood pressure problems. You may suffer with either low blood pressure or high blood pressure due to the obesity.
   
 Erectile Dysfunction
 

If you have gained a lot of weight then your sexual life is going to suffer. One of the most adverse effects of the obesity is the erectile dysfunction. The blood circulation is being disturbed a lot due to the obesity. So the required blood doesn't reach the male reproductive system that ultimately results into the quick loss of erection or failure to attain the erection.

 Sleep Apnea
 

You may suffer with the sleep apnea due to the obesity. Failure in sleeping occurs due to the excessive amount of the weight deposited in the body that disturbs all the body functions. You also face a problem in breathing due to the deposition of the lots of fats in the body. Insufficient amount of the oxygen doesn't allow you to sleep well as you require more amount of oxygen during the sleep.

 Osteoarthritis
 

Excessive body weight puts the stress of the bones on joints. The synovial fluid that helps to give the smooth friction between the muscles is being destroyed due the too much amount of fats in the body. The friction between the joints is increased that later on leads to the extreme pain in the joints and causes the osteoarthritis. Nearly 80% of the people suffering with the problem of obesity face the problem of osteoarthritis.

 Cancer
 

Some types of cancer are being found to be caused by the obesity. In overweight men, the cancer of esophagus is found to be prominent, whereas in fat women the breast cancer is noted to be common.

 Infertility
 

You will face infertility problem if your weight is too much. Excessive weight damages the sperm production process in men. This results in the scarcity of sperms that causes infertility in men. On the other hand excessive weight damages the ovule formation process in women, this leads to the infertility in women.

 Menstrual abnormalities
 

Menstrual Abnormalities in the women are being linked to the obesity. Excessive fats in the body leads to the hormonal imbalance that contributes to abnormalities in the menstruation. Many fat women are facing this problem and even the problems in the pregnancy arise due this issue. Women should keep their weight in control to have satisfactory sex life.

 Liver disease
 

Obesity leads to the liver diseases. The normal functioning of the liver is being disturbed due to the excessive amount of the fats in the body. The fats sometimes get deposited in the liver and destruct its functioning. Liver functions like detoxification, protein synthesis, and production of biochemicals is being disturbed due to the fat deposition in the liver. You may sometimes face really dreadful condition if this situation is not treated at initial stage.

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