Obesity

Obesity is a growing health problem and is a leading cause of preventable deaths all over the world today. It is a prevalent problem that every person encounters at least once in their lives. Obesity is a condition characterized by the excessive accumulation and storage of fat in the body. Being obese means that a person's body is overweight and is not physically fit. There are several causes that can tell if a person is obese. Lack of exercise, improper diet, and excessive eating are some of the leading causes of obesity. This essay will take a look at each of these causes and how they lead to obesity.

Lack of exercise is one cause of obesity. Daily exercises help people get their bodies physically fit and they get to burn calories as well. People tend to be either busy or lazy to rise up early in the morning and exercise for a while. This is one reason why people lack exercise. When people lack exercise, the food and calories that they take in are not burned and they become body fat. When this body fat is not burned, it accumulates inside the person's body which makes him gain weight. As the person gains weight, he will eventually get overweight and that would make him even lazier to get up and exercise daily. Exercising daily is beneficial to a person's health, but because of laziness they suffer the consequences that sometimes they realize when it is too late. When exercising, there is also a need to maintain a proper diet. Maintaining a proper diet is also a problem that people find difficult to do.

Improper diet is basically a diet that is unbalanced and lacks the vital vitamins and nutrients which are part of a proper diet. Having an improper diet is another cause of obesity. Nowadays, improper diet is directly related to the eating of junk foods and fast foods because of the taste that the generation today find. These junk foods and fast foods are oily which is needed in order to maintain their taste; thus, resulting in excess calories which results to obesity. People are sometimes lazy to find time to cook their own food and they look for food that is already prepared which is why they just go and buy food from a fast food restaurant. Junk foods and fast foods contain more fat, salt, and sugar than the vitamins and minerals required for a person's body. Too much intake of fast foods and junk foods is bad for our health which can lead to obesity. Having the proper nutrients for the body and having a proper diet is essential to prevent obesity. When maintaining a proper diet, we must eat what is just enough and not excessively.

Most people, if not all, love food and love to eat food. Sometimes their love for food is too much that they become unaware of the amount of food that they take in. This eventually becomes a habit which can result to becoming obese. Eating too much or excessive eating is another cause of obesity. People tend to eat very many when they are hungry. People also tend to eat between meals especially when they have skipped a meal. Many people nowadays do not eat at the right time because they are busy. Not eating at the right time can cause a person to eat too much which can lead to obesity. People like to take extra meals aside from the three meals maybe because they have nothing to do or are hungry because of too much work. Many people have this habit and this is common especially in a workplace. There is a saying that goes, "too much of something is bad for the health". Eating food is normal for all people but eating too much can be dangerous to our health. When eating, we should be conscious of what we eat and how much we eat.

Today, obesity is one of the most common, but most neglected health problem in the world. Obesity has many causes including lack of exercise, improper diet, and excessive eating. To sum it up in one word, irresponsibility is the root cause of obesity. If in the first place people took responsibility of their bodies, there wouldn't be many cases of obesity worldwide. People are caught up doing other stuff and forget the responsibilities they have for their bodies. Obesity can eventually lead to other health issues and can even lead to a person's death.