Risk factors for becoming overweight
變胖的危險(xiǎn)因素
Some of the common risk factors are:
一些通常的因素是:
* Genetics: Genes play a role in how your body balances calories and energy.
遺傳:基因在你的身體平衡熱量和能量中扮演很重要的角色。
* Diet:The type of food you eat is a big factor in whether or not you will be overweight. Regular consumption of high-fat foods will contribute to your weight.
飲食:吃的食物類型是決定你是否超重一個(gè)大的因素。高脂肪食物的頻繁攝入將會極大增加你的體重。
* Activity/Inactivity: People who are inactive (don't exercise, or participate in sports) are more likely to gain weight because they burn fewer calories.
運(yùn)動/ 不運(yùn)動:懶惰(不鍛煉,或者不參與體育活動)的人更易于增加體重,因?yàn)樗麄兿母俚臒崃俊?/p>
* Gender: Men naturally have more muscle and less fat that women do. Muscle burns more energy that fat.
性別:男人天生就比女人擁有多的肌肉和少的脂肪。肌肉比脂肪燃燒更多的能量。
* Age: As you get older, you gradually loose muscle. The muscle is often replaced by fat.
年齡:隨著年齡變大,肌肉減少。經(jīng)常的肌肉會變成脂肪。
* Pregnancy: A woman's weight tends to increase by about 5 pounds after the end of each pregnancy.
懷孕:孕期結(jié)束后,女人的體重通常會增加5磅左右。
* Medication:A side effect of some medications is weight gain.
藥物:一些藥物的副作用會導(dǎo)致體重增加。
* Smoking or Not Smoking: Some smokers gain weight after they quit smoking.
是否吸煙:一些吸煙者在戒煙后會體重增加。
* Medical Problems: A small percentage of weight problems are caused by other health problems, such as a thyroid malfunction or hormonal imbalances.
醫(yī)學(xué)問題:有少數(shù)的體重問題是由其他健康問題引起的,例如甲狀腺疾病或者激素失衡。