Obesity is something very common worldwide and has taken a strong grip over a major portion of the population. People from different demographics and psychological states are being victim of this.

The prominent terms thrown around these days are “anorexia nervosa” and “bulimia” which are the common eating disorders.

The main cause to these eating disorders is an overall restriction to eating food, purge after eating, and starvation or binge eating. This not just causes disorder but also causes severe damage to our body as it is directly related to anxiety, hypertension, depression and cardiovascular health.

What emotional disorders are the main causes of overeating?

Obsessive Compulsive Disorder-

There is an eating disorder wherein a person feels that food is the only way out from a problematic situation. Herein a person is frequently marked with an obsession for food as a way to create manipulation and control.

The eating disorder has the common outlook of either increasing or decreasing the quantity of food to be consumed drastically. Therefore, if a person is obsessed with his physical appearance and looks fat, looking slim is perfect. And to look slim, reducing the quantity of food consumption drastically is the only viable solution to him.

The subjects try to take a control over their body shape which is in a way good but if it is symbolizing an eating disorder, it can be a major problem.

These obsessions and compulsions in behaviors reflect on the eating habits and can easily spread to other areas of life.

The Common Reasons behind Overeating

• Beat the Anxiety-

Some subjects who are nervous or anxious eat more to overcome this hype.

• Childhood Overeating Habits-

At times the practice can be deep rooted and attributed to their childhood habit. They become dependent on eating food in their infant stages. This might be because of the parental behavior wherein a mother feels that if a baby is crying, he would definitely be hungry.

• Eating to Fill the Emptiness of Life-

Some of the subjects eat more so as to fill the void in life. They tend to eat almost all the time and not feel satisfied ever. For these when their lives are going from a good period wherein they are happy, they do not overeat. But again in their tough times when there is certain emptiness they revert back to their overeating habits.

So make sure you end this craving and eat only as much as your body requires and stay fit and healthy.

The prevalence of obesity worldwide has reached to an alarming stage. This has attained such a peak that denoting is as pandemic will not be an amplification to this. But what can directly be attributed as the prime cause to obesity is the accumulation of excessive calories in the body.

This retention of calories inside is linked directly to lower testosterone levels. Testosterone levels play a significant role in utilizing calories and in proper functioning of metabolism.

What are Testosterones?

Testosterones are the sexual hormones that are responsible for sexual and reproduction functions. Also they help in boosting one’s metabolic rate and assists in utilizing the calories and burning them faster.

Higher Levels of Testosterones Help in Following Ways-

• Building lean muscle mass-

A good level of testosterone in body assists in retaining nitrogen in the body so as to decrease calories. This help in lower obesity and better build up of lean muscle mass.

• Reduces fat mass-

High testosterones help in building a good composition of body to further assist with reduction in body fats.

• Stimulates the fat burning hormones to act aggressively

A good level helps in mobilizing the fats stored in the body and encourages hormone sensitive lipase which is an enzyme to cause breakdown of fats.

How are Testosterone Levels Related to Obesity?

A deficiency in testosterone levels in the body leads to increased fat deposition. There is an inverse relation between testosterone plasma and various parameters of obesity. Also deficiencies in testosterone levels are known to cause various cardiovascular diseases such as respiratory problems, diabetes and hypertension and metabolic syndrome.

Thus, testosterones are responsible to increase and maintain lean muscle mass and burn fats rather than accumulating them inside.

The Treatments to Testosterone Deficiency and the Ways Out to Treat Obesity

There exists a therapy to introduce high levels of testosterones in body and the option seems to be exciting too but the plasma levels of testosterones to initiate with are yet undefined. Thus therefore, it is at present recommended for those with testosterone deficiency.

Also unawareness about the link between testosterones and obesity prevents many doctors to prescribe testosterones to patients. Also there is a misconception amongst people regarding the link of pancreatic cancer and testosterones.

However there exist many other viable options to treat obesity such as daily exercising, drinking water in plenty, reducing calorie intake, gastric binding or gastric bypass surgeries and many more.

There is a need to explore more option to reduce weight gain in men.