Obesity seems associated with an increased risk of depression, and depression is a meta-analysis of studies, one of the JAMA/Archives journals published in the March issue of archives of General Psychiatry, also an increased risk of developing obesity, after.
"Depression and obesity are widespread problems with large public health effects," write the authors as background information in the article. "The high prevalence of depression and obesity and the fact that an increased risk of cardiovascular disease, a possible association between depression and obesity was both accepted and repeatedly checks were." Understand that the relationship between the two terms in the course of time to improve might help the prevention and intervention strategies.
Floriana s. Luppino, m.d., Leiden University Medical Center and GGZ-Rivierduinen, Leiden, Netherlands and colleagues analyzed the results of the 15 already on 58 745 participants who investigated relationship between depression and obesity or obesity longitudinal data (time) published.
"" We found bidirectional associations between depression and obesity: overweight people have a risk of 55 percent increased depression, which develop in the course of time, then, that depressed people 58 percent risk increased obese, "who write authors.". """The relationship between depression and obesity was greater than the association between obesity, which is a dose response gradient and depression".
Sub analyses showed that the association between obesity and the subsequent depression was more clearly the Americans than Europeans more for depressive disorders diagnosed with depressive symptoms.
Shown that a biological link between overweight, obesity and depression remains complex and uncertain, but several theories proposed have been, the authors note on. Obesity can be seen as inflammatory State and inflammation is at the risk of depression. Since the thin is an ideal of beauty in Europe and the United States, obesity, or whom are obese can body help dissatisfaction and low esteem self-esteem persons endangered the depression. Conversely, depression can increase weight in the course of time, by interfering with the endocrine system, or adverse effects of antidepressants.
The results are important for clinical practice, and the authors note. "Because the weight gain seems to be late as a result of the depression, healthcare providers should note, that monitor weight in depressive patients are to be." In overweight or obese patients, mood should be monitored. Awareness could to prevention, early detection and Cotreatment for those on the vulnerable, can ultimately reduce the burden of proof for these conditions, "they conclude."