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.
Overweight and obesity are the result of an energy imbalance where too many calories are eaten and not enough physical activity takes place. Behaviour and environment play a large role causing people to be overweight and obese and are the greatest areas for prevention and treatment actions.