Obesity Contributors

My observations are that most people do the best they can at the time with what they know. Once you know better, you can do better. That includes identifying potential contributors to overweight / obesity and dealing with or recovering from the contributors that apply to you, which can include:

Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs)

Boredom

A desire to feel better momentarily

Inability to delay gratification

Family patterns

Lack of sleep

Socialization that “requires” food at almost every event

Unhealthy eating due to choice or available food

Ease of fast, fried, frozen, and take-out foods

Lack of physical exercise and too much sitting

Peer pressure to conform to cultural standards

Some illnesses such as Cushing’s disease

Drugs such as steroids and some antidepressants

Protection “body padding” due to earlier abuse

Addiction to highly refined, processed, and sugary deserts