Essay: Identifying Obesity Causes, Interventions and Success Rates

This essay delves into the multifaceted causes of obesity, encompassing dietary factors, lack of physical activity, genetic predispositions, and medical conditions. It highlights the role of calorie intake, poor diets high in processed foods and sugar, and the impact of a sedentary lifestyle. Furthermore, the essay examines interventions for both children and adults, including promoting healthy eating habits, reducing screen time, and encouraging regular exercise. The degree of success for each intervention is briefly assessed, emphasizing the importance of lifestyle changes in preventing and managing obesity. The essay underscores the need for a holistic approach to tackle this global health issue.

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Topic - “Identify the main causes of obesity. Provide examples of interventions, indicating
briefly their degree of success.”
Obesity is a condition in which excess body fat accumulates and may lead to health
problems. Now a days it is a common problem which can be seen in almost every age group of
persons. Obesity is caused by taking more calories in food and drink than the requirement of
body in daily basis. People consume lot of sugar and fat in a day which is beyond the limit.
Diseases such as : Underactive thyroid can be the reasons for obesity. It can be intervent, when a
persons takes healthy and balanced diet and do exercise and yoga on regular basis. By physical
activities weight can be lose and with the help of gym it is also possible because it makes the
person fitness freak.
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Causes of obesity
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Calories: The energy value of food is measured in unit which known as calories. A man
needs 2500 calories in a day where as a women needs 2000 calories in a single day to maintain
healthy weight. If a person consume more than required calorie on regular basis than it can be the
reason of obesity.
Poor diet: The poor diet is the reason behind obesity and it does not happen overnight. If
a person regularly consume poor diet and not living healthy life style than it can be the reason of
obesity. It involves:
 Eating large amount of processed or fast food which include high sugar & fat.
 If a person consume more alcohol than it can be the cause of obesity because it contains
lot of calories.
 Eating out a lot can be the reason of obesity because persons consume more sugar and fat
in dessert while they visit a restaurant or hotel.
 If a person eat too much than fat in the body can be increase which is the reason of
obesity.
 If an individual consume too much soft drink than it can be the cause of obesity.
Lack of physical activity: It can be the cause of obesity because many persons have
busy schedule and do not find enough time to involve in physical activity. Some persons have
sitting job in the organisation as a result their fat can be increase. Now a days most of people
depends on car rather than cycling or walking.
Most of young generation busy in their smart phone and busy in playing games, browse
the internet etc and rarely involve in physical activities.
Genetic: Due to the genetic reason people are getting fat and it comes from their family
members which involve father, mother, grandfather, grandmother etc. Prader-Willi syndrome can
be the cause of obesity. There are various persons who can not lose the weight if they involve in
physical activity or have healthy life style.
Medical reason: It can be the cause of obesity and increase the weight in the persons.
 If a person has suffering from hypothyroidism in that case thyroid gland does not produce
sufficient hormones in the body of human.
 Cushing's syndrome which is a rare disorder that causes over production of steroid
hormones in the human body.
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 There are some medicines which contribute in the weight gain which involves
antidepressants, schizophrenia etc.
Engineered Junk foods:
Now a days almost all persons are fond of junk food because these are tasty and heavily
processed foods are often little more than refined ingredients mixed with additives. These foods
are easily available in the market and trend of these products are increasing because fast food
companies are delivering the food at the door step of consumers. People can easily carry junk
food while they are travelling because it is easily available in the packaging.
Food addiction: There are various people who are addicted to many foods and beverage
which involves high fat junk food, abused drugs such as: cocaine, alcohol, nicotine etc. People
can not control on its eating behaviour and habits as a result their weight is increasing
continuously.
Insulin: In the human body it is very important hormone which regulates energy storage
and the main function of it is to tell fat cells to store fat. If a person consume high insulin than it
can be the cause of obesity.
Leptin resistance: This hormone contribute towards the weight gain in the individuals
and it produced by fat cells as a result blood levels increase with higher fat mass.
Food availability: Now a days food is available everywhere specially fast food and from
last few decades its availability is increasing in the market. There are many restaurants and hotels
are opened continuously to fulfil the demands of consumers. Technology plays an important role
in the success of retail outlets, food chain store, restaurants and hotels. Consumers can place
order with the help of mobile application and software and at the door steps food has been
delivered so persons does not need to visit shops. So these are the main factors that contribute in
the obesity.
So these are the main causes for the obesity and it is necessary to be control so that a
person can live healthy life style and does not suffer from the various serious disease which can
affect the health and life of human beings.
Examples of interventions, indicating briefly their degree of success
Preventing obesity in children & adolescents and its degree of success:
Healthy lifestyle and eating habits: The parents are responsible to develop a healthy life
style in their children's which includes nutritions, proteins, vitamins, calcium, iron etc. The
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calories in the food should be specific as per the need of body. The parents can make schedule
that what they have to eat on regular basis. Eating too much or frequently is the main reason of
obesity so guardians can make a diet chart for their adolescents and tell its children's do not eat
frequently more than 3 or 4 times in a day. The degree of success can be measure when children
follow healthy life style and eating habits and aware about the benefits of its.
Reduce time in front of TV: Now a days children's are fond of TV and computer and
they spent more than 4 to 5 hours. While watching and playing with these gadgets they eat
frequently which is the cause of obesity. So parents are responsible to set the time limit which is
1.5 hours in a day. As a result time can be use in productive work and they focuses in their
health. The degree of success can be measure when children reduce the time in front of TV and
involves in some out door games such as: football, cricket etc.
Prevent obesity in adults and its degree of success:
Regular exercise: The reason behind obesity is that people eat too much as a result more
calories has consumed which contribute in weight gain. It is important to burn fat so that obesity
can be control and for that purpose it is essential to involves in some physical activities and
exercise. It involves gym, running, yoga, cycling, swimming etc. These activities are helpful to
control the obesity and shape the body in effective manner. The chances of decease can be
reduce in the individuals as a result they can become fit and healthy. The degree of success can
be measure when people follow these factors and become fitness freak and regular involve in
physical activities and exercise.
Avoid junk food: The obesity can be control when people avoid junk food which involve
too much sugar, fat and calories. And develop healthy eating habits which involves sufficient
nutritions and vitamins. Junk food helps to increase carbohydrate and fat in the human body. It is
necessary to become health conscious so that a person can spent healthy life and stay fit. The
degree of success can be measure when people avoid junk food and eat healthy food and show
concern about their health so that obesity can be control and they can live a better life.
So with these interventions, obesity can be control.
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REFERENCES
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Popkin, B.M., Adair, L.S. and Ng, S.W., 2012. Global nutrition transition and the pandemic of
obesity in developing countries. Nutrition reviews. 70(1). pp.3-21.
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