Obesity and Weight Management

Etiology of Obesity

The etiological factors of obesity include:  Family lifestyle, apart from the genetic factors that run in a family, it also because of their lifestyle and the food they eat. We can notice that some countries such as the USA, have more obese people than others countries like Japan and this is because of the culture and the Genetic factors that affect the amount of body fat we store and where to store, Medical Conditions. The body to store more fat and gain weight like Crushing Syndrome. Some disease lows the metabolic rate in the body and low the amount of burned calories every day such as the hypothyroidism. And some diseases lead the patients with paraplegia. Psychosocial, Increase caloric intake More sedentary Television Emphasis on academics.