Causes of obesity 
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Obesity is generally caused by eating too much and moving too little.
If you consume high amounts of energy, particularly fat and sugars, but don’t burn off the energy through exercise and physical activity, much of the surplus energy will be stored by the body as fat.
Calories
The energy value of food is measured in units called calories. The average physically active man needs about 2,500 calories a day to maintain a healthy weight, and the average physically active woman needs about 2,000 calories a day.
This amount of calories may sound high, but it can be easy to reach if you eat certain types of food. For example, eating a large takeaway hamburger, fries and a milkshake can total 1,500 calories – and that’s just one meal.
Another problem is that many people aren’t physically active, so lots of the calories they consume end up being stored in their body as fat.
Poor diet
Obesity doesn’t happen overnight. It develops gradually over time, as a result of poor diet and lifestyl...
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