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In 2009, an Australian university study was done concerning the association between leisure time internet and computer use with being overweight/obese and also sedentary.<ref>http://www.jmir.org/2009/3/e28/</ref> The study concluded: "These findings suggest that, apart from nutritional and physical activity interventions, it may also be necessary to decrease time spent in sedentary behaviors, such as leisure-time Internet and computer use, in order to reduce the prevalence of overweight and obesity."<ref>http://www.jmir.org/2009/3/e28/</ref>

In 2009, an Australian university study was done concerning the association between leisure time internet and computer use with being overweight/obese and also sedentary.<ref>http://www.jmir.org/2009/3/e28/</ref> The study concluded: "These findings suggest that, apart from nutritional and physical activity interventions, it may also be necessary to decrease time spent in sedentary behaviors, such as leisure-time Internet and computer use, in order to reduce the prevalence of overweight and obesity."<ref>http://www.jmir.org/2009/3/e28/</ref>

== Medical causes of obesity ==

=== Medical causes of obesity ===

Although obesity is usually the result of overeating and lack of exercise, in a small percentage of cases excess weight gain is a symptom of a [[disease]] such as hypothyroidism and Cushing's syndrome.<ref>[http://www.webmd.com/diet/medical-reasons-obesity Medical causes of obesity]</ref>

Although obesity is usually the result of overeating and lack of exercise, in a small percentage of cases excess weight gain is a symptom of a [[disease]] such as hypothyroidism and Cushing's syndrome.<ref>[http://www.webmd.com/diet/medical-reasons-obesity Medical causes of obesity]</ref>