Cause and Effect of Obesity
Hi Everyone,
I was recently asked what the causes of obesity are. Actually, obesity can be caused by several factors including genetics, environment, social and behavioral. Here is some background information on each of the causes of obesity.
Obesity due to genetics is very rare. At 280 pounds, I wanted to believe that genetics was my problem but no dice!
Environmental and social causes of obesity often go together. Environmental factors are whether you have access to eating healthy food and exercise for weight loss. Social factors are those cues or triggers that drive us to eat. Social causes of obesity can be as subtle as going to a restaurant known for fattening foods every Tuesday with your friends or as blatant as your spouse filling the house with junk food when you start a diet for fear you’ll leave him when you get skinny!
Behavioral causes of obesity are the choices we make. Whether we pick eating healthy food and a weight loss program or we choose to continue our bad eating habits remains within our control. Keeping our bad eating habits is an example of a behavioral cause of obesity.
The effects of obesity were devastating for me. Besides the health problems I developed such as severe shortness of breath and symptoms of GERD and Gastritis, I suffered from depression and social isolation.
What’s the obesity solution? Take control today! Think about the cause and effect of your obesity and make a list of how obesity is holding you back. Writing down the cause and effect of obesity and looking at the limitations it caused me was the first step I took in 2004 to lose over 140 pounds. Once I made a decision to accept obesity no more, the path became clear and I’ve kept the weight off ever since.
Georgene Dana Collins, 134 Pounds
Here’s my latest picture as of October 31, 2008.
Take Care,
Georgene
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