{"id":910,"date":"2015-07-10T14:32:29","date_gmt":"2015-07-10T14:32:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mid-med.com\/?page_id=910"},"modified":"2016-02-10T16:28:48","modified_gmt":"2016-02-10T16:28:48","slug":"understanding-obesity","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.mid-med.com\/en\/surgery\/understanding-obesity\/","title":{"rendered":"Understanding obesity"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Main causes of\u00a0obesity<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Obesity\u00a0is a chronique illness<\/strong>,\u00a0in the same way as asthma or high blood pressure.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Obesity\u00a0 results from an interaction <\/strong>between different factors : eating habits, lack of physical exercise, genetic predisposition and in some cases a poor social environment.<\/li>\n<li><strong>An unbalanced diet\u00a0<\/strong>: Richer foods (particularly fatty foods) that are more readily accessible, irregular and rapidly taken meals. Over-eating, for many reasons : family habits, professionnal activity, sociability&#8230;<\/li>\n<li><strong>A state of depression, unhappiness <\/strong>or anxiety giving rise to behavioural problems and over-eating.<\/li>\n<li><strong>A lack of physical exercise :<\/strong> Populations are increasingly sedentary with lower daily energy expenditure\u00a0: less walking, less taking the stairs\u2026\u00a0Leisure activities \u00a0involve less physical exercise than before (video games, internet, etc.)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Obesity of strictly genetic origin <\/strong>remains rare.<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\u00a0Some hormonal disorders\u00a0can contribute to excessive weight gain. However, genetic or congenital predispositions to obesity do exist and can develop in the presence of other factors.<\/li>\n<li><strong>The social and cultural environment <\/strong>also plays a part in the development of this illness.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4 class=\"consult\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>CONSULT\u00a0YOUR GENERAL PRACTITIONER<\/strong><\/h4>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Main causes of\u00a0obesity Obesity\u00a0is a chronique illness,\u00a0in the same way as asthma or high blood pressure. Obesity\u00a0 results from an interaction between different factors : eating habits, lack of physical exercise, genetic predisposition and in some cases a poor social environment. 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