From heart failure, to stroke, to diabetes, the serious life threatening issues associated with severe obesity are well known. What is less known are the underlying causes of significant weight gain. Though it may seem overtly obvious why someone would go through major weight gain--many would dismiss it as a simple matter of overeating--the underlying contributing factors can be much more complex. To some, procedures like a sleeve gastrectomy may seem extreme, however, due to the intense challenges facing the obese, such procedures are actually one of the best methods to reach a healthy weight.
Addiction is one major aspect of overeating and severe obesity that plays a large role in weight gain as well as an inability lose it. As both a psychological and physical concept, addiction is topic that is, only in recent years, one that is being explored in-depth beyond the association of drug use. Studies have been conducted that suggest cases of addiction and dependency on a range of non drug related fixations from video games, to sex, and even social media. Our brain's tendency to release dopamine, and undergo other changes while having its pleasure centers stimulated means that we can become dependent on those stimuli.
When it comes to food, the element of addiction is even more pronounced because of the body's physical reaction during consumption. It's a reality that's so pervasive that companies rely on being able to create snacks loaded with sugar, salt, and fatty content to give the body an irresistible high. In addition to the physical element of food addiction, psychological factors play a role such as stress eating. At University Bariatrics our proven procedures combat the roadblocks of severe obesity and deliver positive results. For more on top bariatric surgery in Thousand Oaks visit our website today.
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