Why are more and more people getting fat?

Overweight or obesity is arguably the most "contagious" disease in the world. Indeed, unlike infectious diseases which can be transmitted easily through an intermediate such as air, obesity is becoming a "contagious" disease as more and more people do not care what they eat, what their diet is, and do not think about when they should exercise.

Without realizing it, an unhealthy and sedentary lifestyle is adopted by many people. No longer adults, even young children are also obese. Most of them do not realize or even deny that they are fat.

Do not believe? Just try to be honest, how often do you honestly say your current weight scale when asked by other people. If the answer is rare, then you are among those who deny that you are fat. This denial makes you even less aware of your current condition.

What causes obese people to not realize they are overweight?

Various studies examining obesity and excess body weight have found that many study participants are unaware that they are experiencing it overweight or obesity.

Some of them stated that they did not feel anything strange or problematic with their body image. Some of them become fat due to their poor childhood lifestyle, then the people around them do not care about their current body size, so they do not think fat is a problem.

As a result, they become obese into adulthood and also do not realize that they are at high risk for chronic disease. While a few of them do not have any knowledge of obesity at all, so they do not know if they are fat.

How can we avoid obesity that we don't realize?

Having a fat body, of course, is not good for your mental and physical health. Without you knowing it, the body's functions will change when more fat accumulates in it. Therefore, you must continue to monitor and measure your weight and waist circumference.

Why is weighing important? Because, that way you will know the changes in your weight over the years. In fact, a study has said that people who weigh themselves every day experience more weight loss and faster than those who don't. Of course this will make you aware of your current nutritional status - by calculating your body mass index.

In addition, you can use waist circumference to predict how much fat will accumulate in the body. Although fat is accumulated in various parts of the body, one of its main stores is in the abdomen and waist. When your waist circumference is more than 88 cm (women) or 102 cm (men), this indicates that you are obese and have a high risk of developing chronic disease.