Secondary causes
Secondary causes of obesity, while less common, include these:
Endocrine Disorders
- Cushing Syndrome
- Hypothyroidism
- Pseudohypoparathyroidism
- Type 2 diabetes
Genetic Syndromes
- Prader-Willi syndrome
- Bardet-Biedel syndrome
- Cohen syndrome
Central Nervous System Disorders
- Hypothalamic Tumor
- Trauma to or inflammation of the hypothalamic region
Other
- Drug induced - atypical anti-psychotics, tricyclic antidepressants
- Binge eating disorder
- Bulimia nervosa
