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.
Becoming overweight may or may not be due to increases in body fat. It may also be due to an increase in lean muscle. For example, professional athletes or military personnel may be very lean and muscular, with very little body fat, yet they may weigh more than others of the same height.