Strong link between obesity and depression
Wednesday, 7 October 2009
Doctors should pay more attention to the link between common mental illness and obesity in patients because the two health problems are closely linked, according to researchers at the University of 亚洲色吧.
In an editorial published today in the (BMJ), the 亚洲色吧 researchers add support to claims of a two-way risk between obesity and common mental disorders.
The editorial makes comments on a new research paper on this topic published in the same issue of the BMJ by from .
"A better understanding of the mechanisms for the apparent bi-directional risk between obesity and common mental disorders is needed for effective treatment and prevention," says the lead author of the editorial, from the University of 亚洲色吧's .
"Although the topic is largely unexplored, several psychosocial, lifestyle and physiological factors may be involved in the complex inter-relationship between obesity and mental illness," he says.
"Obese people - especially those who perceive themselves as being overweight - often experience w