What are the causes of obesity?

Answer 1

There is no single thing that "started" childhood obesity. It has, in fact, been around for centuries. Childhood obesity is only more recently becoming much more common. There are two main factors that are likely to be causing this rise. The first is food. Junk food, soda, and unhealthy foods high in fats, sugars, salts, cholesterals, and overall calories are very cheap and easy to come by. These replace healthy, nutritious foods that conatin essential vitamins and minerals that the body requires. This is then combined with a more sedentary lifestyle. Transportation through bus and car has replaced short-distance travel that originally would have been exercise through walking or biking. Less people play or spend time outdoors in favour of watching TV or spending time on the computer. While expending less energy on exercise, children are also consuming more calories. This leads to steady weight gain, which can result in obesity if left unchecked.

Answer 2

There is no single thing that "started" childhood obesity. It has, in fact, been around for centuries. Childhood obesity is only more recently becoming much more common. There are two main factors that are likely to be causing this rise. The first is food. Junk food, soda, and unhealthy foods high in fats, sugars, salts, cholesterals, and overall calories are very cheap and easy to come by. These replace healthy, nutritious foods that conatin essential vitamins and minerals that the body requires. This is then combined with a more sedentary lifestyle. Transportation through bus and car has replaced short-distance travel that originally would have been exercise through walking or biking. Less people play or spend time outdoors in favour of watching TV or spending time on the computer. While expending less energy on exercise, children are also consuming more calories. This leads to steady weight gain, which can result in obesity if left unchecked.

Answer 3

The main cause of it is if they don't get enough exercise, vitamins, and water and eat more food and especially if greasey, sugary, salty, and more you can end up being obese. your total calorie intake for women is 2,000 calories per day with at least 1 hr of exercise per day. for men its 2,400-2,600.

Answer 4

Obesity is caused by genetic factors, environmental factors or the interaction of both. Genetic factors include leptin sensitivity, leptin deficiency or leptin receptor problems. Environmental factors include the amount and frequency of food intake and physical activities.

Answer 5

The most common causes of childhood obesity are genetic factors, lack of physical activity, unhealthy eating habits or a combination of 2 or more of these triggers. Occasionally there will be a medical condition that causes obesity, but that is less likely than the other triggers or causes. Even more rare are the triggers of a trauma or other psychological cause.

Answer 6

It is the fault of the parents the childhood obesity is rising

Answer 7

Because kids eat way to many fat cakes.