Who would have ever thought that by treating the symptoms of depression, you may also be controlling obesity? Researchers at the University of Alabama have found a link between depression and weight gain.

In a 15-year study of 5,100 men and women to determine the link between depression and body mass index (BMI), they found that the subjects who were depressed gained weight the fastest. Those who started out with high levels of depression gained weight at a faster rate than others in the study.

As it turns out, the stress hormone cortisol is related to depression and abdominal obesity or