Multifactorial
According to mice experiments studying chronic social stress, chronic activation of the SNS and this axis contributes to an anabolic state that promotes fat storage within visceral depots as well as altering the pattern of food intake, dietary preference, and the rewarding properties of foods.
HPA.
Insufficient sleep can influence excess weight gain, which is why the National Sleep Foundation states that teenagers need 8 to 10 hours of sleep per day, and adults need at least this many hours of sleep per day.
7.
According to the Physical Activity Guidelines for Americans, children aged 6 – 17 years need at least 60 minutes of moderate to vigorous physical activity every day, while adults need this many minutes of moderate intensity physical activity a week.
150
Areas with limited access to affordable and nutritious food--known as these--have been positively linked to obesity in the United States, increasing the odds by 30% when all other relevant factors are held constant according to an article on Food Environments and Obesity.
Food desert.
According to the Dietary Guidelines for Americans, eating more than 10% of your total daily calories in this type of fat is an unhealthy eating behavior that can increase your risk for overweight and obesity.
Saturated.
According to the CDC, the conditions in which we live, learn, work, and play--known as this--can play a role in contributing to excess weight gain.
Social Determinants of Health.
The industrialization of the food system, suburban sprawl, and occupations becoming more this--especially with technological advancement--contribute to an obesogenic environment.
Sedentary.
A study investigating subjective socioeconomic status showed that individuals randomized to a low social status condition, had increased levels of this, a hormone that stimulates appetite, as compared to the high social status condition, suggesting a physiological hunger response to low perceived social status.
Ghrelin.
As per a meta-analysis looking at obesity and psychological outcomes, for a multidisciplinary therapeutic regimen to succeed, implementing lifestyle modification is needed along with this kind of therapy--which involves improvements in cognitive restraint and emotional eating.