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A new study confirms there is a suspected link between obesity
and depression. Obese people are 25% more likely to suffer
from a mood or anxiety disorder than people at a healthy weight,
according to a recent study. The study, which appears in the
Archives of General Psychiatry, analyzed over 9000 adults
and found that there is definitely a relationship between
obesity and depression.
What the research was unable to conclude was whether obesity
caused the mood problems or was the result of them. Certainly
anyone struggling with a weight problem has wondered the same
thing at some point. The researchers noted that obese people
are more likely to experience hurtful behavior or have low
self-esteem, but at the same time, depression can cause people
to abandon the types of activities that ward off weight gain.
For people who have experienced weight gain and depression,
one company in Memphis, Tenn., has several options to correct
the problem, according to a company spokesman. Selmedica Healthcare
recommends their mood-improving dietary supplement, Welatonin,
to ward off sadness, low self-esteem, nerves, and moodiness.
In addition, the company also offers several products claiming
to help with weight loss, including Zetacap and DiatrinH.
"Whether your mood facilitated your weight gain, or
you weight gain facilitated your mood problem, we want to
help,"
Source: http://www.prweb.com
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