The Science behind Obesity

It has only been within the last few decades that Obesity has really come to a head. Before twenty years ago, no one knew what a eating disorder was. My mother tells me of when she was in college and how eating disorders were just coming into effect. The key to understanding obesity is to understand how it affects us psychologically.

An interesting fact about obesity is that it affects us the same way that drugs affect us, with what scientists call the "reward" factor. This factor is when someone craves junk food or is feeling good, such as getting an "A" on a test, they will feel a dose of dopamine come into effect. This dosage is what makes drugs feel the way they do, and what makes junk food feel good and feel filling. The only problem is too much is not good for anyone. For regular people, the dopamine will shut off and make you feel satisfied. Addicts and Obese people don't have this switch, and simply want more and more. Many people don't understand why obese people don't just stop eating, but its not their fault. They have no control over their situation.

Another important fact is how different foods affect our mood, and how it aids or hinders depression anxiety and stress. The way our mood and food works is that certain types of food make us act in certain ways. For instance, we all know that sugar will give us a quick energy boost, but will also give us a crash. Protein will give you the same thing, except without the crash. Whole wheat breads and pastas, or carbohydrates, will make the person feel full and stay with them for the entire day. There are a lot of necessary foods that we should have throughout the day. But sometimes there is one person who will decide to cut one portion completely from their diet, most often carbohydrates, and it will completely offset the balance of their diet. It's important to have a completely balanced diet, that also includes the good kind of sugar, not artificial. And a true fact is that should someone choose to eliminate one part of their diet, they will eventually gain twice as much weight as originally intended, only because they end up binging when they come back onto the substance they took out. Be smart about what you taken in and leave out of your system because it can have serious side effects on your body.