Sex/gender differences in obesity prevalence, comorbidities, and treatment

AJ Cooper, SR Gupta, AF Moustafa, AM Chao - Current obesity reports, 2021 - Springer
Abstract Purpose of Review Obesity is a heterogeneous condition, yet sex/gender is rarely
considered in the prevention or clinical care of this disease. This review examined and …

Depression and obesity: evidence of shared biological mechanisms

Y Milaneschi, WK Simmons, EFC van Rossum… - Molecular …, 2019 - nature.com
Depression and obesity are common conditions with major public health implications that
tend to co-occur within individuals. The relationship between these conditions is …

Gut microbiome-wide association study of depressive symptoms

D Radjabzadeh, JA Bosch, AG Uitterlinden… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
Depression is one of the most poorly understood diseases due to its elusive pathogenesis.
There is an urgency to identify molecular and biological mechanisms underlying depression …

Psychiatric disorders and obesity: a review of association studies

TM Rajan, V Menon - Journal of postgraduate medicine, 2017 - journals.lww.com
Background: Inconsistent evidence exists regarding the strength, direction, and moderators
in the relationship between obesity and psychiatric disorders. Aim: This study aims to …

So depression is an inflammatory disease, but where does the inflammation come from?

M Berk, LJ Williams, FN Jacka, A O'Neil, JA Pasco… - BMC medicine, 2013 - Springer
Background We now know that depression is associated with a chronic, low-grade
inflammatory response and activation of cell-mediated immunity, as well as activation of the …

Depression heterogeneity and its biological underpinnings: toward immunometabolic depression

Y Milaneschi, F Lamers, M Berk, BWJH Penninx - Biological psychiatry, 2020 - Elsevier
Epidemiological evidence indicates the presence of dysregulated homeostatic biological
pathways in depressed patients, such as increased inflammation and disrupted energy …

Constructs of depression and distress in diabetes: time for an appraisal

FJ Snoek, MA Bremmer, N Hermanns - The lancet Diabetes & …, 2015 - thelancet.com
Depression presents in roughly 20% of people with diabetes worldwide, and adversely
affects quality of life and treatment outcomes. The causes of depression in diabetes are …

Interplay between the gut-brain axis, obesity and cognitive function

A Agustí, MP García-Pardo, I López-Almela… - Frontiers in …, 2018 - frontiersin.org
Obesity continues to be one of the major public health problems due to its high prevalence
and co-morbidities. Common co-morbidities not only include cardiometabolic disorders but …

Relationship among obesity, depression, and emotional eating in young adults

I Lazarevich, MEI Camacho… - Appetite, 2016 - Elsevier
Depressive symptoms are often associated with obesity, and emotional eating may play a
considerable role in weight gain. This study aimed to examine the association among …

The interface of depression and obesity

N Jantaratnotai, K Mosikanon, Y Lee… - Obesity research & clinical …, 2017 - Elsevier
Depression and obesity are both highly prevalent and are leading public health problems.
These foregoing disorders independently have great impact on morbidity and mortality …