Why are so many people overweight or obese today?
There are a number of factors that influence overweight or obesity, including Behavioreating too many calories while not getting enough physical activity. Environmenthome, work, school, or community can provide barriers to or opportunities for an active lifestyle. Geneticsheredity plays a large role in determining how susceptible people are to overweight and obesity. Genes also influence how the body burns calories for energy or stores fat. Behavioral and environmental factors are the main contributors to overweight and obesity and provide the greatest opportunities for prevention and treatment.
