25.04.2014 Deniz YEŞİLYURT
The
Causes of the Obesity
Nutrition is one of people’s basic needs. Nutrition,
which is the basis of health, is necessary for maintenance of physiological
functions, growth, development and a long life. It does not mean to satiate the
stomach. A sufficient amount of nutrients the body needs must be taken for a
healthy diet. Undernourishment leads to some health problems. One of the
results of imbalanced diet is the obesity. There are a lot of reasons of the obesity.
The most important causes of the obesity are unhealthy eating habits, physical
inactivity and psychological problems.
The first cause of obesity is unhealthy
eating habits. Eating too quickly is one of the unhealthy eating habits. When
you are eating quickly, your stomach cannot send feeling of satiety to the
brain. This materializes in twenty minutes. As the stomach does not send
signals to the brain, you go on eating. This leads to intake excessive calorie
which causes obesity. Skipping meals is another bad eating habit. You should
avoid skipping meals because it causes eating more and turning into fat what
you eat. Another unhealthy habit is eating large portion. It leads to take much
more calorie than you need. As a result, eating habit is an important cause of
obesity.
The second cause of the obesity is physical inactivity.
It is a big factor for obesity. If you are not active enough, you cannot burn
calories which are taken from the food you eat. When you look at around, you
can see that people are not active enough. You work by sitting at a desk during
a whole day. In addition to this, you prefer using bus or your own car in order
to go to somewhere instead of walking. Furthermore, you spend your spare time
by watching TV, surfing on the internet or playing computer games rather than
doing exercises. Additionally, while you are doing these activities, you are eating
junk food. So, you do not waste the energy which is provided from foods.
Consequently, all of them lead to obesity.
The third cause of the obesity is
psychological problems. Eating habits can be affected by spiritual elements
such as joy, sadness, anger, happiness. When you are depressed and unhappy, you
want to eat more. As long as you eat, you gain weight. Also, when you are
stressed, you can learn some pleasurable behaviors and can use these behaviors
as defense against stress. For example, you can be happy when you eat chocolate
in depression. As a result of this, you want to eat chocolate whenever you feel
depressed. Also, you want to eat the other foods by generalizing this
situation.
To sum up, it is clear that main causes of the
obesity are unhealthy eating habits, physical inactivity and psychological
problems. Eating quickly, skipping meal and eating large portion are unhealthy eating
habits which lead to gain weight. Psychological problems and the lack of
physical activity are the other causes of the obesity. Consequently, you should
care about your health to avoid obesity. Being careful about food you eat and
doing exercise are the key of healthy life.
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