Obesity Linked to Depression, or Vice Versa - CME Teaching Brief - MedPage Today

Obesity Linked to Depression, or Vice Versa - CME Teaching Brief - MedPage Today: "SEATTLE, July 5 � Depression and obesity are often partners in pathology, according to investigators here.
Obese persons have a 20% elevated risk of depression compared with those of normal weight, reported Gregory E. Simon, M.D., M.P.H., of the Group Health Cooperative here, and colleagues in the July issue of Archives of General Psychiatry.
For white, college-educated obese individuals, the additional depression risk reaches as high 44%, said Gregory E. Simon, M.D., M.P.H., of the Group Health Cooperative here in the July issue of Archives of General Psychiatry. "