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Article: Depression linked with accumulation of visceral fat.
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- May 17, 2009
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Numerous studies have shown that depression is associated with an increased risk of heart disease, but exactly how has never been clear.
Now, researchers at Rush University Medical Center have shown that depression is linked with the accumulation of visceral fat, the kind of fat packed between internal organs at the waistline, which has long been known to increase the risk of cardiovascular disease and diabetes.
The study is posted online and will be published in the May issue of Psychosomatic Medicine.
"Our results suggest that central adiposity - which is commonly called belly fat - is an important pathway by which depression contributes to ...