Causes of Obesity

In the womb, the risk of obesity transmitted by the mother to the unborn child.

Obesity is excess body weight due to the accumulation of fat cells . Initially , you will only feel that the weight gain . However , when fat cells that accumulate more and more , there will be a change in anatomical . In men , there is usually a buildup of fat cells in the abdomen .

Causes of obesity :

Lifestyle . Obesity can occur due to many factors , " however , 90 % obesity occurs because of an unhealthy lifestyle , " said dr . Inge Permadhi , MS , SpGK , nutrition specialist clinic of the Faculty of Medicine , University of Indonesia . One factor is because food intake exceeds needs without enough activity offset , or a fancy term , sedentary lifestyle ( lifestyle without a lot of moving ) . In fact , enough activity required to burn off excess energy there . If this does not happen , then the excess energy will be converted into fat and stored in fat cells . But , do not immediately panic when considering the amount of food you ate last night . Because this did not happen in a short time , but in a fairly long period of time .

Genetic . Another thing that can also lead to obesity are genetic factors , as many as 25-35 % . So , if any of your family members who have a history of obesity , then you have a higher risk of suffering from obesity than those who do not . " But genetic factors are also associated with problems that are less healthy lifestyles , " said dr . Inge . For if anyone in your family who have obesity problems caused by it , then it will also affect you .

Others. Some other things that play a role in obesity is the consumption of certain drugs such as drug - and depression - age factors . When you age , the performance of the system will decrease your metabolism . This leads to faster fat stored . The result ? Your body will swell .

To determine whether you are obese or not included , you must first know your body mass index . Click here how.