 The majority of people who struggle with an overweight condition blame themselves for lack of discipline or strength of will. Whereas good eating habits are important, the real problem has to do with a much larger issue, our food supply. Some causes of obesity and or sudden weight gain may include: disturbance in thyroid function; emotional tension or stress; anxiety; depression; allergies; glandular malfunctions; diabetes; hypoglycemia; hyperinsulinemia.
Chemicals, such as pesticides, dyes, pigments, perfumes and flavourings - to which humans are exposed on a daily basis - may alter metabolic functions and promote weight gain, according to Baillie-Hamilton. Toxins that affect hormones, neurotransmitters and other control mechanisms may upset the balance that helps maintain healthy body weight. Chemicals and toxins are the main cause of illness, disease and obesity, as accumulate in fat tissue. The more chemicals and toxins, the more fat the body manufactures.
Synthetic chemicals, which have been used to fatten up animals for meat production by reducing their ability to use their own existing fat stores, also contribute to weight gain in humans. Animals fed small doses of organophosphates gain weight on less food. Whilst their use as growth promoters in meat production has been forbidden after research found them highly toxic, organophosphates remain an ordinary pesticide and are used in the manufacture of gasoline additives, lubricating oil, and rubber.
Once organophosphates enter your body, chances are they will proceed to damage your weight control systems, making it just that little bit harder to lose weight in the future. One new chemical enters industrial use every 20 minutes, only to join many hundreds of thousands of synthetic chemicals already in use. As a result, the average person living in the developed world is now polluted with up to 500 industrial toxins, few of which have been accurately tested for harmful effects.
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