THE CAUSES

NO 2....



An inactive lifestyle????

 many people spend hours in front of TVs and computers doing work, schoolwork, and leisure activities such as facebooking...

In fact, more than 2 hours a day of regular TV viewing time has been linked to overweight and obesity.

Other reasons for not being active include: relying on cars instead of walking, fewer physical demands at work or at home because of modern technology and conveniences, and lack of physical education classes in schools for children.

People who are inactive are more likely to gain weight because they don't burn up the calories that they take in from food and drinks.

 

NO 3.....

Environment????

Our environment doesn't support healthy lifestyle habits; in fact, it encourages obesity. Some reasons include:

    * Lack of neighborhood sidewalks and safe places for recreation. Not having area parks, trails, sidewalks, and affordable gyms makes it hard for people to be physically active.

    * Work schedules. People often say that they don't have time to be physically active because of long work hours and time spent commuting.

    * Oversized food portions. Malaysians are surrounded by huge food portions in restaurants, fast food places, gas stations, movie theaters, supermarkets, and even home. Some of these meals and snacks can feed two or more people. Eating large portions means too much energy IN. Over time, this will cause weight gain if it isn't balanced with physical activity.

    * Lack of access to healthy foods. Some people don't live in neighborhoods that have supermarkets that sell healthy foods, such as fresh fruits and vegetables. Or, for some people, these healthy foods are too costly.

    * Food advertising. Malaysians  are surrounded by ads from food companies. Often children are the targets of advertising for high-calorie, high-fat snacks and sugary drinks. The goal of these ads is to sway people to buy these high-calorie foods, and often they do.