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Obesity is a medical condition defined by excess body fat that can negatively impact health. It is caused by many factors like age, gender, genetics, environment, and illnesses. Obesity increases the risk of diseases like diabetes, heart disease, and some cancers.

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Obesity 2

Obesity is a medical condition defined by excess body fat that can negatively impact health. It is caused by many factors like age, gender, genetics, environment, and illnesses. Obesity increases the risk of diseases like diabetes, heart disease, and some cancers.

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Obesity

Obesity is a medical condition in which excess body fat has accumulated to the extent that it may have an adverse effect on health. Body mass index (BMI), a measurement which compares weight and height, defines people as overweight if their BMI is between 25 and 30, and obese when it is greater than 30.

There are many factors that play a role in obesity. First of all, the age plays an important factor because as we get older, our body's ability to metabolize food slows down. Second, Women tend to be more overweight than men because men burn more energy at rest than women. Third, Obesity tends to run in families. Many studies have shown that genes play an important role in obesity, because the weights of adults who were adopted as children were closer to their biological parents' weights. A person's environment also plays a significant role in obesity. Environmental factors include lifestyle behaviors such as what and how much a person eats, and how active he or she is. In fact, Active individuals require more calories than less active ones and have a decreased appetite. Psychological factors also influence eating habits and obesity. Many people eat in response to negative emotions such as sadness, or anger. On the other hand, there are some illnesses that can cause obesity such as hypothyroidism, (amrad l ghedde) and depression. Studies have shown that obesity is associated with various diseases. It increases the risk of many physical and mental conditions such as type II diabetes (diabitis), hypertension, high blood cholesterol, cardio-vascular diseases, brain strokes, cancer, and depression. In fact, one of the strongest links is between obesity and type 2 diabetes because obesity alters the body's response to insulin.

In conclusion, there are many causes for obesity and several risk factors are known. On the other hand, obesity is associated with a number of diseases that have high morbidity and mortality. This fact alone underscores the importance of the battle against the obesity epidemic.

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