Did you know? - Not getting enough sleep can be a contributing factor to obesity. Sweet dreams!
As explained under the heading "Prevention and Treatment", you are at risk for becoming obese if you are severely lacking a nutritious and healthy diet and getting little to no exercise. Genetics also do play a role in certain individuals obesity, but obesity mostly attributes to not only a physically unhealthy lifestyle, but relying heavily on technology and vehicles in life.
Now to be fair, there are some diseases and medical conditions (such as Prader-Willi syndrome, Bardet-Biedl syndrome, growth hormone deficiency, and other eating disorders such as binge or night eating syndrome) that can be a cause for obesity. But for a majority of Canadians and Americans, it is simply not living a healthy lifestyle.
You can lower your risk by maintaining a healthy diet and exercise schedule.
Now to be fair, there are some diseases and medical conditions (such as Prader-Willi syndrome, Bardet-Biedl syndrome, growth hormone deficiency, and other eating disorders such as binge or night eating syndrome) that can be a cause for obesity. But for a majority of Canadians and Americans, it is simply not living a healthy lifestyle.
You can lower your risk by maintaining a healthy diet and exercise schedule.