by Frida Runghen

Created on: August 18, 2009   Last Updated: August 20, 2009

We put on weight when we eat fatty food over and over again, drink alcohol, consume decadent desserts and sugary soft drinks. Food is definitely the main reason for weight gain but there are other factors also which unfortunately contribute to that.

Many people have a healthy diet and do plenty of physical activities but they still put on weight.

Well, research in genetic study has helped to identify the cause of weight gain in people. There are genes responsible to increase appetite leading people to eat more and never be satisfied.

Bad eating habit:
People put on weight as a result of bad eating habits. A daily diet consisting of no intake of water but a lot fatty food (fat meat, full fat cream, butter cheese), saturated sugar (cakes and chocolates and fizzy drinks) and not enough fibre (fruits and vegetables) is like poison to the body. Fast food is another thing which does not improve health. People look for an easy way to save time. Instead of getting early enough to prepare their lunch, they prefer the ready made food in the store adjacent to the work place. Food which is not homemade but prepared for commercial purpose is very high in fat and oil.

Laziness:
Sluggish people lack energy. Sitting around watching TV rather than doing a thirty minutes jogging or taking the car to go to the store "facing" home prove that a person might be very lazy. The more inactive we are the more fat we store in the body, the weaker we become. Inactivity is very often the cause for bloated feeling and constipation.

Stress:
The world we live in, constantly puts pressure on us. We are swayed to and fro by circumstances and difficult situations. Sometimes we cope well sometimes we lose hope and stress out especially when we can't find any solution. One common thing that people do to ease stress is to turn to food and over eat. Food is not the solution, it cannot in any way change anything except our size.

Besides people who are too stressed and fall into depression are under medication. Medication acts differently on different people where it causes weight gain. Often from a modest amount of grams to over 10pounds. Some medication retain water under the skin which might show up as weight gain on the scale. Unfortunately you cannot take arbitrary decision to stop your medication. You need your doctor's advice first.

Stop smoking:
Taking the decision to stop smoking is good for health but most of the time it causes weight gain. People who stop smoking crave for something

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