Lack of exercise or high calorie food: The real reason behind obesity is revealed, what does research say?:

News Topical, Digital Desk : Nowadays everyone is troubled by the problem of obesity. People adopt many methods to lose weight. For this, they go to the gym and sweat for hours, while some follow different types of diets. Till now we have been hearing that we work continuously for hours by sitting, due to which our weight is increasing rapidly. At the same time, the problem of weight gain is also being seen due to eating junk food.

But a recent study has turned this thinking upside down. Now it has been found out that the real reason is our food. That is, whatever we eat is making us fat. This study has been done by Professor Dr. Herman Pontzer of Duke University, America and his team. It has been published in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS). Let's know what this study says -

Study done on 4,200 people from 34 countries

Let us tell you that research has been done on more than 4,200 people from 34 countries. This included office workers from countries like America, farmers, shepherds and hunters living in the forests. The research found that no matter how active someone is or whether they work sitting completely, everyone's speed of burning calories is almost the same.

Diet is responsible for weight gain

This means that people are not becoming fat only due to lack of exercise . Rather, our food habits are equally responsible. Research has shown that whenever a country progresses, the people there start getting more food items. So people start eating more than required and junk food. At this time, people are preferring fast food and packed food items more. These habits of people are gradually making them fat.

Obesity rising due to unhealthy diet

On this, Dr. Pontzer says that the biggest reason behind obesity is overeating. He said that bad eating habits are 10 times more responsible for increasing obesity than lack of exercise . Other health experts like Professor Barry Popkin and Dr. Mozaffarian also say that we all have to understand now that it is more important to take a healthy diet than exercise.

Exercise is also necessary

He clarified that if obesity is increasing due to food, it does not mean that you should stop working out and sit on the sofa again. Exercise is still necessary. Exercising keeps our heart, mind and entire body healthy. But to avoid obesity, it is important to have a proper diet.