Factors that Contribute to Obesity

[Dray]

Originally Posted by bruteforce

Underlying factors:
Depression
Trauma
Addiction

This is close to what I was going to post.

I would only add a decadent society/empire that encourages greed and gluttony among other things, hopelessness/despair (associated with depression, would make sense), apathy / low energy levels, and misinformation / toxic belief systems (from family, media, school, etc.)

Altogether, it's a poisonous stew, that's for sure. Any combination of those things, really.


edit: And then there's blind habit, past a point. This can work for good or evil, or anything else for that matter: sloth, fitness, being helpful, being selfish, and so on.

[5kgLifter]

Medications, Beta blockers, steroids etc...there's probably a whole list and although as with the thyroid issue and other such issues, it may affect a smaller group of people and not be considered as a "factor that contributes to obesity", it should be made apparent that it can and does indeed do so, at least as a footnote.

[BendtheBar]

Originally Posted by 5kgLifter

Medications, Beta blockers, steroids etc...there's probably a whole list and although as with the thyroid issue and other such issues, it may affect a smaller group of people and not be considered as a "factor that contributes to obesity", it should be made apparent that it can and does indeed do so, at least as a footnote.

I was just reading about the impact of certain medications. Timely response.

[BigJosh]

Originally Posted by BendtheBar

I was just reading about the impact of certain medications. Timely response.

SSRIs.

[The_Big_Sleep]

Steve I just attached a term report I wrote about two years ago that I think may be relevant to your needs.

EDIT: I had to email it as the attachment keeps giving me an error