Depression and Weight Loss

Depression and weight loss or weight loss and depression? It's a bit like which came first the chicken or the egg?

It is generally accepted that exercise is an effective treatment for depression whether you are obese, overweight or even a normal weight.

"I expect that the relationship between depression and physical activity goes in both directions," said study researcher Dr. Gregory Simon, a senior investigator and psychiatrist at Group Health Research Institute in Seattle. "Increased physical activity leads to improvement in depression, and improvement in depression leads to increased physical activity."

So in a nutshell, women whose depression improves with treatment may find it easier to lose weight.

Read more about information about exercise and depression, and other ways of managing depression.