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New American research has shown that there is connection between excess weight and depression in middle-aged woman.

Scientists have collected the information about growth, weight, diet and physical activity of 4641 women.

In result they have found out that women suffering from depression, twice more often suffer from excess weight, and women suffering from excess weight, twice more often are subject to a depression. Connection between excess weight and depression remained strong even taking into account marital status, education, smoking and taking antidepressants.

Depression and fatness are closely interconnected and inject each other, considers Gregory Simon, head of the research.

In Gregory Simon’s opinion, putting on the weight leads to depression, and being in depression it is more difficult to do something for growing thin. The stout label lowers self-respect and desire to grow thin.