Search Results for 'Obesity'

Obesity, depression blamed for daytime sleepiness 'epidemic'

Obesity has been linked to a host of health problems including heart disease, diabetes and certain cancers, and now new research adds excessive daytime sleepiness to this list. Well-publicized risks associated with excessive daytime sl [...]

Posted On : Jun, 16 2012 | Comments : 0

In the psychology of obesity, depression, overeating linked

There’s a deep, dark hole in a bag of potato chips — one that seems to have no end for people like Joel Meriwether of Mt. Juliet. It leads to a maelstrom where shame and isolation spin them back toward the food that keeps them [...]

Posted On : Aug, 18 2011 | Comments : 0

Obesity Pushes Risk of Depression by 25%, Claims Study

A recent report has revealed the spiraling rate of Obesity-related depression syndrome among people. Since from the very beginning, medical experts have been perplexed with the association between obesity and its psychological impact on h [...]

Posted On : May, 13 2011 | Comments : 0

How Obesity Links To Depression

A new Australian Editorial says obesity and common mental illness are closely linked, and doctors should pay more attention to the connection. Researchers at the University Of Adelaide cite recent data,suggesting a two-way risk between obes [...]

Posted On : Oct, 13 2009 | Comments : 0

Obesity, depression strongly linked

Adelaide researchers have advised doctors to closely examine the link between depression and obesity in patients because the two health problems are strongly related. Dr Evan Atlantis, the University of Adelaide’s School of Medicine, [...]

Posted On : Oct, 12 2009 | Comments : 0

Childhood depression increases women obesity risk

A new study has found that depression and anxiety disorders during childhood may increase the risk of obesity during adulthood for women but not men.The study, by a team of researchers led by Sarah E. Anderson, M.S., from Tufts University, [...]

Posted On : Nov, 02 2007 | Comments : 0

Obesity and Depression

Adolescents who suffer from depression are at a greater risk of becoming obese and staying obese, according to a new study. Adult obesity has been associated with depression, especially in women. Previous research has also suggested a link [...]