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Minggu, 12 Juni 2011

10 possible causes of the obesity epidemic

It is also recognized that the reduction of physical activity and fast food with obesity are connected. But the evidence that these are the main causes of obesity is largely circumstantial. To stimulate the discussion, according to experts, only 10 other causes of overweight, journal described in the international obesity.

Sleep debt 1. Very little sleep can increase body weight. Today, many people that receive less than ever before.
(2) the pollution. Hormones control of body weight. And a large number of pollutants in our hormones.
3 Air conditioning. We have need to burn calories, if the environment is too hot or too cold for comfort. But more people than ever to the life and work in offices and homes at controlled temperature.
(4) a reduction in the use of tobacco. Smoking reduces the weight. Smoke much less than in the past.
Medicine 5. Many drugs, including contraceptives, steroids, drugs, diabetes, some antidepressants, antihypertensives hormones can cause weight gain. The use of these drugs is the recovery.
6 Age of the population, ethnic origin. Young Americans Europea Los of middle age and Hispanic Americans tend to have more obese. Americans are more and more Hispanics.
7. Older moms. There is evidence that more a woman is when she is light and the increased risk of obesity. Women are more old and already from birth.
Environment of ancestors 8. Some influences may be two generations. A grandfather performed overweight of the changes in the environment can visit grandchildren of obesity "through a series of feedback fetally positive conduct".
9. The obesity associated with fertility. There are people who are overweight are fertile as evidence Karg. If obesity has a genetic component, you must increase the percentage of obese persons in the population.
10. Trade unions of the spouses is overweight. Obese women tend to marry men obese and obesity has a genetic component, it is even more in the next generation of obese people.

These factors deserve more attention and study. Other explanations include: a virus that move in bold; Increase of the depression of children; Reduce the consumption of dairy products. and hormones in agriculture. What do you think it is because of the epidemic?


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