Obesity: Five surprising facts
Published Thursday 16 November 2017
By Yella Hewings-Martin PhD
Fact checked by Jasmin Collier
Why are some people prone to excessive weight gain, and how does our behavior affect our children's genes?
Obesity is on the rise worldwide, but researchers still don't fully know why. We look at how weight gain sneaks up on us, if our genes are to blame after all, and why our parents leave us a lifelong legacy if they are obese.
In simple terms, being obese means that a person carries too much weight, specifically fat, around their body. To gain this extra fat, a person needs to eat more calories than they burn, which is generally thought to be the result of a sedentary lifestyle and the consumption of high-energy foods.
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