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What Causes Obesity?
a) Lack of Energy Balance
A lack of energy balance most often causes overweight and obesity. Energy balance means that your energy IN equals your energy OUT.
More energy IN than energy OUT over time = weight gain
More energy OUT than energy IN over time = weight loss
Other Causes
b) An Inactive Lifestyle
Other reasons for not being active include: relying on cars instead of walking, fewer physical demands at work or at home because of modern technology and conveniences, and lack of physical education classes in schools.
People who are inactive are more likely to gain weight because they don’t burn the calories that they take in from food and drinks. An inactive lifestyle also raises your risk for coronary heart disease, high blood pressure, diabetes, colon cancer, and other health problems.

c) Environment
Our environment doesn’t support healthy lifestyle habits; in fact, it encourages obesity. Some reasons include:
Work schedules. People often say that they don’t have time to be physically active because of long work hours and time spent commuting.
Lack of access to healthy foods. Some people don’t live in neighborhoods that have supermarkets that sell healthy foods, such as fresh fruits and vegetables. Or, for some people, these healthy foods are too costly.
d) Genes and Family History
Your genes also may affect the amount of fat you store in your body and where on your body you carry the extra fat. Because families also share food and physical activity habits, a link exists between genes and the environment.
e) Health Conditions
f) Medicines
Certain medicines may cause you to gain weight. These medicines include some corticosteroids, antidepressants, and seizure medicines.
These medicines can slow the rate at which your body burns calories, increase your appetite, or cause your body to hold on to extra water. All of these factors can lead to weight gain.
g) Emotional Factors
Some people eat more than usual when they’re bored, angry, or stressed. Over time, overeating will lead to weight gain and may cause overweight or obesity.
h) Smoking
Some people gain weight when they stop smoking. One reason is that food often tastes and smells better after quitting smoking.
i) Age
Midlife weight gain in women is mainly due to aging and lifestyle, but menopause also plays a role. Many women gain about 5 pounds during menopause and have more fat around the waist than they did before.
j) Pregnancy
During pregnancy, women gain weight to support their babies’ growth and development. After giving birth, some women find it hard to lose the weight. This may lead to overweight or obesity, especially after a few pregnancies.

k) Lack of Sleep
Sleep also affects how your body reacts to insulin, the hormone that controls your blood glucose (sugar) level. Lack of sleep results in a higher than normal blood sugar level, which may increase your risk for diabetes.

How Can Overweight and Obesity Be Prevented?
 Make following a healthy lifestyle a family goal. For example:
Follow a healthy eating plan. Make healthy food choices, keep your calorie needs and your family’s calorie needs in mind, and focus on the balance of energy IN and energy OUT.
Keep track of your weight, body mass index, and waist circumference. Also, keep track of your children’s growth.
What are some steps one can take to reduce obesity?
Lifestyle changes can help you and your family achieve long-term weight-loss success. Example of lifestyle changes include:
Focusing on balancing energy IN (calories from food and drinks) with energy OUT (physical activity)
Following a healthy eating plan
Learning how to adopt healthy lifestyle habits
Make sure you have a healthy eating plan established for yourself. A healthy eating plan gives your body the nutrients it needs every day. It has enough calories for good health, but not so many that you gain weight. A healthy eating plan is low in saturated fat, Trans fat, cholesterol, sodium (salt), and added sugar. Following a healthy eating plan will lower your risk for heart disease and other conditions.
Other important steps to take are the following:
Behavioral change. Instead of watching TV, dance to music or go for a walk while listening to your favorite musical artist.
Reducing your portion size when you eat a meal
Engaging in regular physical activity.

Ref: US Dept of Health and Human Services/National Institute of Health

Dietary Supplements that may aid weight loss:

While there are products out in the market each touting its own benefit to aid weight loss, the FDA has so far found no conclusive evidence of any ingredients used in the dietary supplement industry that supports such claims.
There are some natural ingredients that may support weight loss but almost all of them have little or no clinical studies to back such claims. Some of the most popular ingredients used in weight loss products are
Garcinia Cambogia fruit extract delivering Hydroxycitric acid (HCA),
Chlorogenic acid from Green Coffee Bean extract,
EGCG an antioxidant from Green Tea Extract that also provides caffeine
Glucomannan, a fiber from Konjac Root that gives a feeling of fullness as it absorbs water in the gut and turns into a gel like substance.
Chromium that can act as a fat burner
Forskolin from the plant coleus forskholi .
CLA (Conjugated Linoleac Acid) which is a healthier trans-fat found in cheese and butter.

In the dietary supplement category, there is no” magic bullet” that will cut your weight for you without your own effort to work for it. While the above listed ingredients may surely assist you in getting started it is always advisable to establish a plan that includes a lifestyle change including physical activity to ensure that you do see results that will make you happy.

Markovit can definitely help you in this regard as we have done by providing you a road map to a healthier lifestyle with the information stated above. “Garcinia Thermo Burn” is a well formulated product that contains several key ingredients that can help you on getting an early start to your plan to lower your weight.

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