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Causes of Obesity
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Causes of Obesity

 

At Newton Wellesley Hospital’s Center for Weight Loss Surgery, we understand that obesity is a complex disease and not simply a result of overeating. Factors that can contribute to obesity include:

Genetics 

This is the role that genes can plan in the tendency to gain excess weight. Our bodies are believed to have a number of genes directly related to our weight. Just as some genes determine eye color or height, others affect our appetite, our ability to feel full or satisfied, our metabolism, our fat-storing ability, and even our natural activity levels.

Environment 

Environmental and genetic factors are closely connected. If you have a genetic predisposition towards obesity, then the modern American lifestyle and environment may make controlling weight more difficult. Fast food, long days sitting at a desk, and suburban neighborhoods that require cars instead of walking all magnify hereditary factors such as metabolism and efficient fat storage.

Metabolism 

We used to think of weight gain or loss as only a function of calories ingested and then burned. Obesity researchers now talk about a theory called the set point – a sort of thermostat in the brain that makes people resistant to either weight gain or loss. If you try to override your set point by drastically cutting your calorie intake, your brain responds by lowering metabolism and slowing activity. You then gain back any weight you lost.

Eating disorders and medical conditions 

Weight loss surgery is not a cure for eating disorders. And there are medical conditions, such as hypothyroidism, that can also cause weight gain. That's why it's important to work with your doctor to make sure you do not have a condition that should be treated with medication and/or counseling.

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