by Bella Of Chaos

Created on: March 26, 2009

When I first saw the debate I was going to answer no. But then I was thinking about my situation. Obesity is more than just making poor decisions about what you eat. It's also about what you genetic make up is and what you take. There are many reasons a person can be obese. Don't get me wrong I do think that some is contributed to they just don't know when to stop and say I'm not eating that or they don't eat properly. But for some like me that is not the case. I have what is called Metabolic Syndrome.

Metabolic Syndrome is,as explained by my doctor, where my body over produces insulin. Let me explain this better. When your body is fasting, not eating like when you sleep, your production of insulation is supposed to shut off and then turn back on when you eat. For me my insulin is always being produce whether or not I'm fasting. Which in case an over production of insulin will result in weight gain. Something that I have no control over. I was literally told by my doctor to lose weight I'm going to have to work three to four times harder than normal person. That in itself is frustrating mind you I'm a mother of four so I can't spend all day in the gym. So unfortunately I kill myself to maintain my weight and I do take medicine to help me out.

Many people will say ok that is a rarity but there are other factors in weight gain and though I'm no expert I did some research and found out the people with Cushings will gain weight as part of the Cushings and those with Polycystic Ovary Syndrome will also have weight gain.

Polycystic Ovary Syndrome is where a teenager or young womans ovaries produce higher than normal androgens which interfere with the egg development and release. This in turn can cause cysts. If this is not treated and caught there can be an menagerie of problems that come about like infertility, excessive hair growth, acne, obesity, diabetes, heart disease, high blood pressure, abnormal bleeding from the uterus, and cancer. So you see that here is another example of genetics. Now again I'm not trying to blame genetics for every heavy person there is but there are some that are obese due to their genetics and harping on those is not going to help.

Cushings is a hormonal disorder caused by prolongs exposure of the body's tissue to high levels of cortisol and is shown usually in adults from 20 to the age of 50. some of the signs are most people with the disorder have upper body obesity, a rounded face, increased fat around the neck, and relatively slender arms and legs. So can these people really help it.

Other factors in Obesity because as I said it's not always genetics and it's not always over eating. It could be the types of drugs that you're on that effects your weight gain. Streriods and antidepressants have been known to cause weight gain. So I think that before we start the judgment process that all obese people are obese because they sit in front of a couch and eat food that they aren't supposed lets look at it from all points and do a process of elimination. Again I'm not saying that all people are obese because of genetics or drugs but that there are some that are obese to these conditions and that it needs to be taken into account also.xea

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