(June 7, 2017 at 10:19 pm)LadyForCamus Wrote:(June 7, 2017 at 5:24 am)Nymphadora Wrote: Not sure if this was already mentioned (didn't feel like wading through 8 pages of back and forth to find out) but....
Not everyone that is obese is that way because they ate too much. There are medical conditions which cause people to be obese.
Being stressed out can cause someone to gain weight.
Having insomnia or not getting enough sleep can attribute to weight gain.
Psychological trauma that leads to someone using food to comfort oneself, can lead to weight gain. And yes - while food is there, it is NOT the main factor or cause. It is the catalyst. The trauma is the main factor.
There are medicines that cause people to gain weight. I work with a person who is on chemo and steroids for an auto-immune disorder that I can't even pronounce. It causes her to gain weight. People keep asking her when her baby is due. She's not pregnant. Her youngest is six years old. But so that she can live, she has to take a pill form of chemo, daily.
People need to consider all the reasons to why someone is obese and not just contribute it to over-eating or eating the wrong thing.
While it is true these two things can result in weight gain, the mechanism of action in both cases is still over-consumption.
Are there numbers for that because I don't eat much at all and I am stressed out and have insomnia. And I'm still fat. And I don't think I'm the only exception to that rule.
Disclaimer: I am only responsible for what I say, not what you choose to understand.
