Abdominal Obesity Linked to Anxiety and Depression

Worldwide, depression is the leading cause of ill health and disability, and anxiety is the most common mental illness.

STORY AT-A-GLANCE

• Worldwide, depression is the leading cause of ill health and disability, and anxiety is the most common mental illness in the U.S.

• In the U.S., more than 16 million people struggle with depression and, in 2018, 1 in 4 women in their 40s and 50s are on antidepressant drugs. Up to 14% of pregnant women are also on antidepressants, despite …