Globesity - What is it? The Facts!
Globesity What is Globesity? This is a blend of global with obesity and refers to the looming public health crisis worldwide caused by excessive weight gain. Obesity is generally caused by eating too much and moving too little . If you consume high amounts of energy, particularly fat and sugars, but do not burn off the energy through exercise and physical activity, much of the surplus energy will be stored by the body as fat. In some cases, science shows that genetics plays a role in obesity. Genes can directly cause obesity in specific disorders such as Bardet-Biedl syndrome and Prader-Willi syndrome. However, genes do not always predict future health. Diseases such as hypothyroidism, insulin resistance, polycystic ovary syndrome, and Cushing's syndrome are also contributors to obesity. Although we don’t want to hear it, in most cases it is simply our diet! Scary Facts: Obesity can cause a lo...