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Weight Gain and Depression Go Hand In Hand
June 03, 2010: 1 comment(s)
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Depression affects over 20 million people in the United States and according to a study published in General Hospital Psychiatry, overweight, white, middle class women are especially vulnerable to developing depression.
But that’s not all. While research showed that having extra weight can lead to depression, the study also revealed that being depressed increases the difficulty of losing those extra pounds.
Dr. Gregory Simon, MD, reports, “The stigma of being overweight could hurt self-esteem, and thus, efforts to lose weight. It’s not that these women are clueless, it’s that they’re hopeless.”
4,641 women, aged 40-65, completed questionnaires and phone interviews with Dr. Simon’s team. Their symptoms of depression, body image, height, weight, exercise habits and diet were evaluated. Obese women (women whose body mass index or BMI was equal to or greater than 30) had the poorest body self-image, exercised less and ate 20% more calories. Their chances of being clinically depressed were doubled.
Simon said, “The association was stronger in this study than in previous, comparable ones—possibly because the sample was predominantly white and middle-class. There is some evidence that being overweight is less stigmatized for men, for lower-income people and for women in nonwhite ethnic groups.”
Obesity and weight gain can be a trigger for depression, making it more difficult to lose weight when a woman is depressed. Dr. Richard Rubin, PhD, of Johns Hopkins University added, “Providers need to monitor for depression and treat it in overweight individuals, especially given the dramatically increased risk of diabetes among those who are overweight.”
Dr. Simon advises obese women to. “…focus on rebuilding their spirit, which can help with losing pounds.”
The following is a list from healthline.com that can help you assess if you have depression.
• Trouble sleeping or excessive sleeping
• A dramatic change in appetite, often with weight gain or loss
• Fatigue and lack of energy
• Feelings of worthlessness, self-hate, and inappropriate guilt
• Extreme difficulty concentrating
• Agitation, restlessness, and irritability
• Inactivity and withdrawal from usual activities
• Feelings of hopelessness and helplessness
• Recurring thoughts of death or suicide
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junee
06/11/10 07:23
This article is very informative and helpful as I interact with individuals in everyday life. The above descriptions of potential signs of depression, give me a cue to spend some quality time with individuals in my life. This article also gives me insight into my own behaviors. Thank You.
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