Weight Gain / Obesity - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm Decreased Expenditure: • Sedentary Lifestyle • Smoking Cessation Neuroendocrine: • Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome • Hypothyroid • Cushing's Syndrome • Hypogonadism • GH Deficiency • Hypothalamic Obesity Genetic: • Autosomal Dominant • Autosomal Recessive • X-Linked • Chromosomal Abnormality Dietary: • Progressive • Polyphagia • High-Fat Diet Social/Behavioural: • Socioeconomic • Ethnicity • Psychological Iatrogenic: • Drugs/Hormones • Tube Feeding • Hypothalamic Surgery #WeightGain #Obesity #Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm #endocrinology #causes
