From Obesity Causes to Bariatric Surgery

It is important for us to know the main causes that lead us to obesity.

Traced to gens obesity is commonly named genetic obesity. Medical studies concluded that obesity is inherited because it has great genetic component. A higher appetite might also come from your genes or from the early educational state in the family.

Certain illnesses can cause obesity. Hypothyroidism is the main sickness a doctor would look for, in an obese patient. Thyroid used to be blamed for most of our illegitimate weight gains but, sometimes, even if the thyroid function is not correct, it is influenced by other glands malfunction. If the situation is so, the real cause of weight gain is really hard to find. Other illness to blame for obesity is Cushings Syndrome.

All emotional problems or mental illnesses are possible culpable factors for one person to become overweight. Whatever the main reason for depression is, it can lead to obesity for the most of us because it causes alimentary disorders.

At the beginning of everyone's obesity is, in most situations, poor eating habits and a low level of physical activity so we can say that the environment we live in might be blamed for obesity. If physical work is no more a part of our life, it is indicated to try to do some other kind of physical activities, starting from an early age. Nowadays, foods have a low cost so abusing food is no more a money problem. High calories foods, contained in small amounts of foodstuff are also to be blamed. Sugars and fats contain low nutrients and many empty calories so your body will transmits to the brain the information that he lacks vital nutrients, like minerals and vitamins and we will feel hunger at a short time after a fatty or sugary meal is taken.

Searching the main cause that led you to obesity is the key to a significant weight loss. There are situations when a person's weight can't get lower without surgery, or, if the patient obtain some weight loss, his efforts are too high and satisfaction is too low, especially if the weight lose can't be preserved for a reasonable period of time and the body tends to quickly come back to its initial fat form. Talking to a bariatric doctor will help you decide if it is the right moment to try a weight loss surgery and which of the opportunities the modern science offers, is the most appropriate for you.