There are many reasons for obesity: excessive intake - eating big fish and meat every day, going out to restaurants, socializing; Too little exercise - driving to work, taking elevators up and down stairs, not exercising; Family genetics, as well as environmental conditions, socio-economic and psychological factors, are all related.
For example, some people feel very aggrieved: "I don't eat much more than others, and I also pay attention to exercising. Why do I still gain weight? It's really because drinking water can also make me gain weight." This is related to genetic factors.
In response to this, scientists are studying whether knocking out the obesity gene will cause people to lose weight? This is feasible in mouse experiments, as knocking out the obesity gene can indeed lead to successful weight loss in obese mice. However, people are still afraid to do "gene knockout" therapy in the human body because there are many other genes connected to obesity genes, and the risk is too high.
Modern science is also studying whether obesity is also a viral infection? Because we found an interesting phenomenon: colleagues in some departments usually eat and drink together, and the collective is very fat, or some brothers and sisters, living together, are also fat, just like a cold infection. There are no specific conclusions yet. Someone has summarized the four character formula for obesity - soup, sugar, lying down, and scalding - which makes sense. I like to drink soup, especially for some elderly people who feel it's a pity to throw away leftovers and food, and like to drink it all up; I like to lie down and rest, and after dinner, I constantly eat bags of sunflower seeds and snacks in front of the TV; I like to eat sweets and candy; Also, liking to eat hot food and eating it quickly are all reasons that can easily lead to obesity.
After entering the 21st century, obesity has become a serious health problem faced by many developed and developing countries. Along with AIDS, drug abuse and alcoholism, obesity has been listed as four major social medical problems. Scholar Kaplan even sees obesity as the beginning of the death quartet.
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