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The big O - Obesity
Updated On: 22 September, 2014 08:44 AM IST | | Manasi Kulkarni
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Obesity
Q. What are some fundamental reasons for obesity?
A. Basically, there are two reasons for obesity. One of them is, it is genetically transferred. If the mother and father are obese, there are 60 per cent chances that children will become obese. This is one of the reasons. But if it is not genetic then lifestyle, stress and bad food habits can make you fat. We found more obesity in housewives

Q. Does obesity impact men and women in different ways?
A. There is not much difference when it comes to impact, on the genders. It can though, make women infertile. Otherwise, the effects of obesity are pretty much the same when it comes to men and women.
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