Weight Gain Causation: Metabolic Syndrome, Stress, Diet, Genetics

Mizyl Damayo, M.D.

Medical Director, Paradise Behavioral Health, Punta Gorda, FL

In this lecture we will explore all the different causes of weight gain: genetics, environmental, social reasons and metabolic syndrome. There is not one reason for weight gain but an interplay of all these factors. We will discuss all of these factors in detail and also touch on mental health reasons for weight gain such as binge eating disorder and bulimia. One will get a better understanding after this lecture on how to do a more thorough work up on patients who complaint of weight gain, to guide management.