Can obesity be caused by a virus?
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There are lots of theories, the last I heard was a genetic problem, there may be merit in some of the ideas but the reality is lack of activity and incorrect diet are the key causes for obesity and only hard work and proper diet will fix it.
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Type 2 diabetes is caused by being overweight. If you maintain a healthy weight, exercise regularly and eat right, your chances of developing Type 2 diabetes are very, very small.
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Obesity and its related problems\nDiabetes\nHigh blood pressure\nHeart disease\nCancer
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most definitely...obesity in children can cause juvenile diabetes, plus it puts a strain on the heart.
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if you eat too much food you get fat and then get all kinds of medical problems that taxpayers have to pay for\n\nstop eating so much fatsos
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There is a connection between alcoholism and obesity and a connection between obesity and Type II diabetes.
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Many different viruses can cause gastroenteritis, including rotaviruses, adenoviruses, caliciviruses, astroviruses, Norwalk virus, and a group of Noroviruses. Viral gastroenteritis is not caused by bacteria (such as Salmonella or Escherichia coli) or parasites (such as Giardia), or by medications or other medical conditions, although the symptoms may be similar. Your doctor can determine if the diarrhea is caused by a virus or by something else.
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There is no correlation between obesity and sight problems. Sight problems arise with improper care of eyes and a diet poor in Vitamin A or its precursors.\n\nInterestingly, Vit. A is fat soluble, it dissolves in fat and stays there. Thus fat people can actually retain more Vit. A in their bodies than thin people and hence may actually have better eyesight !
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well if u sleep for at least half of the day you could have a sleeping disorder and sleeping alot can cause a person 2 b overweight because many people sleep and then get up and eat and go back 2 bed.......there is limited physical exercise that results in obesity
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Any food that is raw is an exception. Also it contains good fat not bad fat.  The way that you have been taught to eat by this society is responsible for making obesity (according to Atlantic Monthly magazine) the # 1 health problem in the world soon to surpass hunger and infectious disease. So you are a victim of this pandemic (epidemic).\n\nYou need to re-learn how to eat. The site below covers everything you need to know. Make sure to learn all of it. Do this and you can be thin. Do this not and you will remain part of this pandemic. Obesity will keep getting worse while people worry about imaginary pandemics like the bird flu.
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a disease caused by eating birds that have the virus
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=========\ninterference with insulin production \n\nA sufficiently serious infection of the pancreas could cause enough destruction to induce Type 1 diabetes directly (destroyed beta cells, no insulin production). And, since Type 1 is most commonly an auto-immune disease in which the immune system has attacked and destroyed the insulin producing beta cells, anything which can start this misdirected response will do. Generally, it's thought  that it is viral infections which are mostly at fault: German measles, several of the Coxsackie family viruses, etc. It is probably not impossible that some bacterial infection could do more or less the same thing, but it's not generally seen clinically. \n\n=====================\nassociated issues\n\nThe increased glucose levels in the blood of diabetics are a help to many bacteria, so it's likely they will have an easier time being active in diabetics. And, diabetics very often have impaired  circulation which helps some bacterial infections since the immune system has reduced access to them. If this is bad enough, it can lead to the too common infections which are the cause of gangrene and of amputation. And, finally, there are some reports that diabetics' immune systems are somewhat less effective than non-diabetics'. But none of these are, quite, 'increased development of diabetes' due to bacterial infections.
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YES.\n\nObesity is an increasing public healt h risk in America. Being overweight leads to hypertension (high blood pressure) and that increases your risk of heart attack and stroke. It also leads to diabetes which in turn can lead to many bad things.  Having a poor diet will also lead to clogged arteries.\n\nEven loosing 10% of your weight can help reduce your chances of heart disease. Eating well and staying active are the two best ways to avoid heart disease.
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Yes it is. I'm currently writing a thesis on Adult Obesity myself. Obesity is a medical condition that affects not only the US but also a large percentage of the world. Furthermore it is an American epidemic. The percentage of childhood obesity increases annually. Its also a major public health problem because obesity is a well-known and proven risk factor to other diseases - such as hyperlipidemia, hypertension, type 2 diabetes mellitus, angina pectoris, myocardial infarction, gallbladder disease, gout, stroke, sleep apnoea, depression and osteoarthritis of the weight-bearing joints. \n\nFor general facts on obesity, I would advise you to consult a nutrionist, a professional or a medical encyclopedia. Cheers!
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Medical science recognizes obesity may stem from various causes not always subject to the obese person's conscious control. Social Security recognizes that under certain circumstances obesity may be disabling and the obese person may be entitled to disability benefits.\n\n"Obesity" is a category of disability specifically listed in the Social Security regulations. It is one of the "Listings."
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Two words ... FAST FOOD\n\nPeople gain weight when the body takes in more calories than it burns off. Those extra calories are stored as fat. The amount of weight gain that leads to obesity doesn't happen in a few weeks or months. Because being obese is more than just being a few pounds overweight, people who are obese have usually been getting more calories than they need for years.
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No.\n\nType 1 diabetes is an auto-immune disease, like some kinds of arthritis or lupus. It requires an inherited susceptibility (traced to certain kinds of HLA antigens), and a trigger. the trigger is usually infection from any of several things, commonly viruses. German measles is one, as are several members of the Coxsackie virus family. During such an infection, the immune system 'learns' to attack cells with certain surface markers, and beta cells have such markers. At least that's the current best idea of what ususally happens. The beta cells get killed (having the wrong markers) and that ends your internal insulin production. Food has nothing to do with it. \n\nType 2 diabetes is more complex. It is strongly inherited, but is also influenced by environment. Those carrying more weight than they should, and the elderly, are more likely to get it. Hence its older names: obesity-related and adult-onset diabetes. It has recently been discovered that fat tissue, especially fat tissue around the abdominal organs (but not on thighs or hips or chins or ...) produce several hormones, just like the endocrine glands. Some of those hormones affect other cells, and one of them makes them  more resistant to insulin. That is, when insulin is present, it's harder for those cells to take up glucose from the blood. This is insulin resistance and it's at the heart of Type 2 diabetes. Some can be treated with diet, exercise, and supervision; some require all that and oral medications as well; some require insulin, perhaps in addition to an oral medication. \n\nObiously, it's not only sugar which can cause fat like this. Overeating anything, perhaps especially fats, can cause weight gain. Ther's nothing special about weight gain from sugar as opposed to weight from the fat in meats. \nAnyone who eats enough to become a little thick here and there has increased their chance of getting Type 2. Lack of exercise seems to be significant as well. So, whether it's sugar or anything else that you eat too much of, you can increase your chance of getting Type 2. \n\nThe only direct effect of sugar is a speculative one. In the extreme pure sugar (or sugar in solution, like a soft drink) will go into the bloodstream very quickly. This will cause a rapid rise in blood glucose level, and perhaps to a high spike in that level. There is some speculation that too many cases of such rapid spikes causes damage to beta cells in the pancreas or to other cells, in such a way as to increase the chance of developing Type 2 diabetes. Thus far, there only suspicions along this line as an experimental study to test this prediction would be difficult to design and carry out. Not to mention expensive. No drug company will finance such a study as there is no prospect of a salable drug resulting. \n\nIt's probably best to avoid 'empty calories' in any case. The classic examples are soft drinks which are basically nothing but flavored sugar water. Check the nutrient label the next time you see a soft drink bottle.