By Mayo Clinic Staff If you're one of the many women who experience bladder control problems, don't let embarrassment keep you from getting the help you need. Leaking urine, having to urinate frequently and experiencing other symptoms of urinary incontinence aren't trivial consequences of childbirth or a natural part of aging. Not all doctors routinely ask about urinary function during an exam.
A lack of energy balance most often causes overweight and obesity. Energy balance means that your energy IN equals your energy OUT.
Lack of physical activity, unhealthy eating patterns, not enough sleep, and high amounts of stress can increase your risk for overweight and obesity. Lack of physical activity. Lack of physical activity due to high amounts of TV, computer, videogame or other screen usage has been associated with a high body mass index.