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Research has shown that there are more than 100 different factors that can contribute to weight gain. At the individual level, these factors include genetics, other health problems, medications, mental health, sleep, poverty or the environment. On a broader level, they include changing values in societies and communities, lifestyle patterns at work and at home, food production and prices, transportation infrastructure, and access to...

Obesity and overweight are complex diseases that are affected by several factors. In addition to unfavorable genetic variants and epigenetic changes, environmental factors such as diet, exercise and stress can also play a role. However, there are many positive approaches that have helped many people lose weight. Obesity is one of the most important public health problems, due to the high economic, social, personal...