With daily focus in America on weight, health and obesity, there is one question that gets ignored: what causes obesity?
There is no simple answer.
Basically, a person becomes obese when more calories are consumed than he or she can burn. This is called calorie imbalance. Beyond this simple definition, the factors that cause obesity are varied and many.
Calorie imbalance has many things that affect it. What causes this imbalance varies from one person to another. We also know obesity is more than just over-eating. Genetic, environmental, psychological, and other factors seem to play big roles in causing obesity.
Here are some factors that have been attributed to obesity:
1. Weight Gain During Certain Periods
A person commonly gains more weight during the following periods of life: between 12 and 18 months of age, between 12 and 16 years of age, adulthood when a person gains in excess of 60% of their ideal body weight and women, during pregnancy.
2. Genetic Factors
Heredity is linked to obesity. Studies of adopted children show that adopted children tend to have weights closer to their biological parents than to their...
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