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Obesity Cause: Research of Duke University found that the main cause of obesity is more calories and not low physical activity. Changing food habits in rich countries increases obesity.
Not only exercise is lacking, these habits of food are also the real reason for obesity! (Canva)Highlights
- The main cause of obesity is the consumption of more calories.
- Changing food habits in rich countries increases obesity.
- Both exercise and diet are necessary to reduce obesity.
Obesity cause: One study has found that consumption of more calories than lack of exercise can become one of the main causes of obesity worldwide. Many experts believe that due to our society being industrial, physical activity has reduced, which has increased obesity. But a study conducted by researchers at Duke University of America has found that people of rich countries spend as much or more energy daily as they used to do before. This means that low activity of people is not the cause of obesity. Now the question is whether there is a lack of exercise behind obesity? Let’s know about it-
Truth came out in research
Professor Harman Pontzar of Duke University, USA, has said that the biggest reason for increasing obesity is a change in our food and not decreased in our physical activity. Lack of these things can also increase obesity.
Such possible research has become
In a recently published article, the researchers studied more than 4,200 people from 34 different places in the world, who were between 18 and 60 years of age, studied daily energy, the amount of fat present in the body and their body mass index (BMI). Researchers found that as the countries became rich, the total energy spending of the people decreased slightly, but its contribution to increasing obesity is quite low.
Big reason for increasing obesity
-Researcher Amanda McGruski said that the real reason for increasing obesity is not only low physical activity, but a change in food and drink habits. As countries are rich, people change their food, which increases more fat in the body.
– This research does not mean that we should give less importance to exercise or physical activity. Exercise is very important and is good for our health. Researchers said that these figures explain that both diet and exercise should be given priority to reduce obesity. The study states that both food and exercise are very important and complement each other.
