Weight Loss Factors: Genetics, Environment and Psychology

Weight Loss is a very critical and important health issue in America. I am very sincere in my concern for those who are still adversely affected by this problem. Opinions will differ and center on ways to temporarily reduce weight, but the expert views of serious health care professionals must never be ignored. Some people will gain weight easily even if they eat the simplest of meal or snack. Others will not even if they eat far beyond the norm. Hence, over weight, being heavy or the obesity health issue is an extremely critical issue for Americans. Some health experts say it is as essential as smoking.

If we ask our doctor for his/her opinion on why this weight loss dilemma still persists, we will most likely receive and answer, for example, "that your weight depends on the number of calories you consume, how many of those calories you store, and how many you burn up" (Weigh Less, Live Longer: Strategies for Successful Weight Loss at http://www.health.harvard.edu).

Three widely accepted factors that do not always affect everyone with this problem and to the same degree are: genetics, environment and psychology. "For some people, the cause is so strongly genetic that they would be overweight regardless of other factors. For others, the genetic predisposition to be overweight is less powerful, and environmental factors have the dominant role....For some people, emotions play a dominant role, either because they tend to overeat in response to stressful situations or because they use food to diminish the effects of psychological trauma" (Weigh Less, Live Longer: Strategies for Successful Weight Loss). But in my opinion, all three can sometimes work together base on the views expressed by some people. The psychology of the mind (positive thinking and consistent mental effort) always receive good reviews and results, but weight loss management reqires a combination of issues and diverse efforts. My opinion is a sociological neighborly concerned view and not a medical scientific perspective.