Diet, changing the diet and reducing food quantities are methods that everyone who wants to reduce their weight resort to, but some notice that their weight does not decrease, but may increase sometimes, and experts attribute this result to these reasons that many may overlook.

There are many reasons why a person does not lose or even gain weight despite the efforts a person makes.

According to several scientific studies, these causes or one of them have a major impact on our bodies, according to a report published by the Deutsche Welle (DW) website, namely:

First: Take medications

The side effects of some medications may lead to weight gain, and this applies to antidepressants, as well as hormonal treatments.

"If you continue to take antidepressants for several months, there is a high chance that they will gain weight," says researcher Holly Lofton from New York University, and it is advised - if the patient notices an increase in weight - to consult a doctor in order to find an alternative.

Another drug that may lead to weight gain is the contraceptive pill, so you should pay attention to the percentage of hormones in these pills.

Second: aging

Those over the age of 50 complain about the reasons for the ineffectiveness of the exercises and diets that they practiced years ago, but now, despite following them, their weight increases, and the explanation for this is limited to the process of metabolism, as this process slows down every year by 2%, and thus weight reduction becomes More difficult, and overcome with more training and increase muscle mass.

Third: daily pressures

The researcher Lufton says that "the body prepares itself for conflict" when it is exposed to a stress factor and does not focus on weight reduction, and there are foods known to affect the human psyche when exposed to stress, and they are foods rich in calories, including chocolate, and the person turns to them, and this in turn increases weight.

Fourth: lack of sleep

When we sleep for fewer hours, we eat more, not only that, but the stress hormones also increase, and on average it is recommended to sleep at least 7 hours for adults until the body regains its balance and control over the secretion of hormones naturally, and when these matters are disturbed, the body stores fat, to protect itself because it is in Emergency.