Objective: To investigate the separate and combined associations of obesity and metabolic
syndrome (MetS) with depression and the role of inflammation. Method: Depression was …

BackgroundLiterature has shown that obesity, metabolic syndrome and inflammation are
associated with depression, however, evidence suggests that these associations are …

Objective: To describe the rates of elevated inflammation, obesity, and metabolic syndrome
(MetS) within a large cohort of individuals with depression and to examine the …

Background Obesity and depression are complex conditions with stronger comorbid
relationships among women than men. Inflammation and cardiometabolic dysfunction are …

Background Recent reports suggest that the risk of depressive symptoms in obesity is
potentiated in subjects presenting a metabolically unhealthy phenotype. Inflammation is …

Prior observational studies have investigated the association between obesity and
depression but evidence remains weak and mixed. There has been a call for high‐quality …

Objective Some studies have demonstrated a bidirectional association between obesity and
depression, whereas others have not. This discordance might be due to the metabolic health …

This article summarizes data on the relationship between obesity and depression in the
population. Both obesity and depression are increasingly prevalent and associated with …

Objectives Obesity is associated with an increased risk of depression. Systemic low-grade
inflammation, a plausible consequence of obesity, has also been linked to depression …

BACKGROUND: There is limited evidence as to whether the metabolic syndrome (MetS) is
associated with depression or anxiety and, if so, whether this association is gender-specific …