Factors Contribute Towards Weight Gain
1. Diet and lack of physical activity
Obesity in children, teens, adults, and the elderly is largely caused by eating unhealthy fats and not engaging in enough physical activity. Also, several factors contribute to obesity, including overeating and not exercising enough. Throughout the world, people suffer from obesity due to their sedentary lifestyles and consumption of junk food. During this pandemic, people consume much less fresh food, fruits, vegetables, and other nutritious foods and tend to eat more fatty and sugary products.
2. Genetics
Obesity has a lot to do with genes. If one or both parents are obese, the child will likely suffer from the same condition.
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3. Environmental/ psychological factors
A person's emotional state can lead them to eat more junk food to feel better about themselves. Stress, anger, sadness, loneliness, boredom, and other strong emotions may cause people to eat fatty junk food.
4. Certain medications and diseases
Some medications, such as oral contraceptives, trigger rapid weight gain. Other medical conditions such as hypothyroidism, diabetes, PCOD (polycystic ovarian disease), etc., contribute to obesity as well.
5. Hormonal imbalances
In women, hormones are a significant contributor to obesity. During pregnancy and menopause, hormones cause dramatic changes in the body, which lead to weight gain.
