What are the reasons for excessive obesity

With the improvement of living standards, people's dietary structure is also undergoing changes. Due to the excessive use of refined foods, there are more and more obese patients around us. Being too obese poses a serious threat to the body, not only causing excessive burden on cardiovascular and pulmonary function, but also leading to various cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases such as hypertension and heart disease. Therefore, it is necessary to strictly control weight and maintain a healthy body in daily life.Below are the causes of obesity, hoping that everyone can pay attention to them.

1. Abnormal diet: The period of social development from poverty to prosperity is the peak period of obesity, due to changes in the availability of food. Poor food supply is difficult, and the calories consumed are only used to sustain life needs; During the prosperous stage, there is sufficient food supply, and excessive intake of food is stored and eventually leads to obesity. Our country happens to be at this stage, so there are many overweight people.

2. Genetics: Obese individuals usually have a clear family history. If the father or mother is obese, about 40% -50% of their children will develop obesity. If both parents are obese, the chance of their children becoming obese can reach 70% -80%. The obesity gene is inherited from parents to their children.

3. Neuroendocrine disorders: The hypothalamus has two neural centers that regulate feeding activity: the satiety center located in the ventral inner nucleus and the hunger center located in the ventral outer nucleus. If neuroendocrine disorders occur and the hypothalamus is damaged, it can cause overeating or anorexia. Some people also eat hard to numb themselves and gain weight due to emotional factors, which is more evident in some women aged 20-35.

4. Abnormal energy metabolism: Some obese individuals do not eat more than normal, but gain weight, while others eat a lot but do not become obese, that is, those who drink water will also gain weight. The reason for this difference is that different individuals have different rates of energy metabolism. Thin people have the ability to consume energy through thermogenesis, while obese people do not have this ability or have very poor ability. The impact of obesity on physical health is very serious, as obese individuals have a higher fat content in their bodies, which can easily lead to fat accumulation and have a significant impact on cardiovascular and pulmonary function. Moreover, if the body is too obese, it may also lead to hormonal imbalances. However, generally obese people have slower reactions to the outside world and lower resistance, which can easily lead to the occurrence of various diseases such as colds and viral infections.