Various Ways To Know You Are Obese

Chronic Fatigue

Not only does being overweight increase an individual’s chances of developing various, serious conditions, it also increases their risk of developing chronic fatigue. Chronic fatigue in obese individuals largely develops due to the person carrying more weight, suffering from joint and muscle pain, and are more likely to develop a disorder where fatigue is a typical symptom, such as sleep apnea or diabetes. A fatigued individual may not exercise, and a lack of exercise in their life can cause further fatigue. A lack of exercise in an overweight person’s life can also cause deconditioning, making it more challenging and tiring for the individual to perform a physical task in general.

In essence, chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) is a complex medical condition that affects different parts of the human body. Studies have shown that obese individuals with CFS have demonstrated poorer functioning, and obesity has similar symptoms to CFS, such as increased levels of fatigue, increased sleep disorders such as sleep apnea, increased levels of pain, and a reduced level of physical functioning and vitality, essentially a lower quality of life.

Overeating

One of the primary causes and obvious signs an individual may be obese is if they are prone to overeating. Your refrigerator, not your lack of gym time, is to blame for your expanding waistline! Recent research has discovered that overeating alone is one of the main culprits for the obesity epidemic in America at the moment. According to the World Health Organization at Deakin University in Australia, there have been many assumptions that a decrease in physical activity and an increase in energy intake have been the root causes of obesity in America, but that is simply untrue. One study conducted there proved that the weight gain in the American population is explained by people consuming larger quantities of food and calories, while changes in physical activity played a small role in the rise of this epidemic.

Not to mention, the combination of biological and economic factors mainly result in overeating with cheap and readily available food (fast food) becoming the norm within society and sometimes the most affordable meal an individual can eat with rising food costs. Another potential reason for the obesity epidemic and why an individual may overeat leading to obesity is due to food producers creating more genetically modified organisms (GMOs), which help to stimulate the affective system within the body, encouraging people to overeat.