The head of the Weight Correction Clinic Alexei Kovalkov revealed the causes of obesity.
According to a nutritionist, gaining a few pounds during the winter is not obesity. Obesity is an increase in adipose tissue in the body by more than 20%:
"This disease is included in the classification of medical problems and should be treated under medical supervision. Regular diets can help a healthy and slightly full-bodied person get in shape. But if you are obese, no diet will help.
In this case, the diet can only hurt. At best, with dietary restrictions, it will be possible to stop obesity for a while. Even after starvation, an obese person will quickly regain lost weight.
The doctor believes that the main cause of obesity lies in hormonal disorders.
"As a result of hormonal imbalance, the balance of human fat-burning and fat-retaining hormones is disturbed. The onset of the disease can be caused by a number of other factors that cause genetic and hormonal imbalances in the body. Treatment is possible, but it should always be carried out under the supervision of a doctor, "Kovalkov concluded.