What are the causes of morbid obesity?
Scientists believe that the main reason for morbid obesity is heredity. Only overeating will no result in morbid obesity. The main causes that are found to be associated with morbid obesity are mentioned below. Genetic factors: The prime reason in most of the morbid obese patients is found to be their genetic make up that they have derived from their ancestors. Most of the morbid obese patients are found to have their ancestors of same weight. Also in case of identical twins this is found to be true. Both the twins were found to have same weight approximately. This indicates that morbid obesity is hereditary. Environmental conditions: People who are used to the environment of modern life style which solely depends on fast foods and junks foods also become the victims of morbid obesity. But most of them have a family history of morbid obesity. Set point metabolism: It is a well known fact that people lose weight by cutting down the calorie intake and gain weight by increasing the calori
