Obesity has become an epidemic and is the cause of several life-threatening health conditions such as diabetes, heart diseases, stroke, blood pressure, fatty liver disease etc., which are collectively referred to as a metabolic syndrome. To prevent such consequences, it is important to get to the crux of the problem. The fundamental cause of obesity is a substantial energy imbalance in your body. When the number of calories you consume exceeds the number of calories you spent, it results in treatment.