The risk of obesity is increasing enormously these days just as the risk of heart diseases, cardiovascular diseases, diabetes and numerous problems and dangers connected to weight gain. It is true that there are hundreds of weight loss methods including diet pills, weight loss supplements, fat burners and hundreds of diet plans, but because of the lack of time and proper nutrition the weight loss results decrease at the majority of people while obesity increases with high percentages every day.

We hear so much about obesity, but what does it really mean? Obesity is caused by the fat excess, which carries the high risk of ailments including cardiovascular disease, hypertension, diabetes, reproductive disorders, cancer, pulmonary diseases, stroke and osteoarthritis. To sum up, obesity can cause risk to all of our major organs and functions, which have to maintain the balance and proper functioning of our system. Obesity can be determined by an individual’s BMI or body mass index, which includes one’s weight and height. A value of more than 30 is considered obese while an individual with a BMI number above 25 can be included in overweight category.

There are tens of factors, which can cause obesity; one of the main ones is the high consumption of inexpensive, processed junk foods available all over the market. People do not have enough time and energy to eat proper, well prepared meals; they just grab some frozen, processed food in a hurry, which are high in toxins, fat and calories. The lack of exercise and movement can also improve obesity. We travel to school and work by all means of transport, stay at home in front of our computer in our spare time or go out with friends to local pubs and fast food restaurants instead of practicing sports, walking, exercising or just riding the bicycle. Environment and genes connection can also result weight gain, because people react differently on environmental changes, conditions might change people’s genes making them susceptible to gaining weight. The toxins found in our environment can change our hormones into storing more fat and also result changes in our eating habits.

Obesity not only can damage our weight loss effort, provide risk to our overall health, but it can have negative impact on our self-esteem causing psychological effects like depression. Fortunately there are numerous methods to fight against obesity. There are some minor changes everyone should include into their daily plan; eating lots of fruits and vegetables, walking, riding a bicycle or making light exercises for 30 minutes every day can majorly decrease the risk of obesity.