Obesity and depression were closely linked. One study revealed that obesity increases the risk of depression. In contrast, depressed people are also at increased risk to obesity.

Research conducted by the Leiden University Medical Center, Netherlands,found that depression increased the risk of obese people who were not initially depressed by 55 per cent and depression increase the risk of obesity is initially normal weight by 58 percent.

“There is reciprocal relationship over time between depression and obesity,” says lead researcher Dr S Floriana Luppino from Leiden University Medical Center, Netherlands, told by Reuters Health. Luppino said, this analysis was not designed to determine what type of person is prone to the risk of depression, but only to find out how much obesity increases risk.

But as a comparison, a recent study was funded by National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) found that nearly one in four cases of obesity associated with mood or anxiety disorders.

These findings, said the researchers at the NIMH as listed on the site, appears to support what other studies have found that obesity in which case the rise in the United States is associated with increased levels of depression citizens and the problems other mental health.

Meanwhile, recent research conducted Leiden University Medical Center also has the same result. The study was collected from approximately 15 studies have been published to see whether being overweight or obese is associated with depression, and vice versa.

Studies collectively involving more than 58,000 people, using a measure of body mass index (body mass index / BMI) to measure how fat or thin a person. For reference, the United States adults with a BMI 25 or more is considered overweight, but some were calling the size of BMI over 30 had declared obesity.

Being fat, said Luppino, not only increases the risk of depression, but depression may trigger a more violent, which is no longer centered around the symptoms of depression. In contrast to obesity, the relationship between depression and being overweight (but not obese) is not related reciprocity, but only one direction. He said, being overweight only increases the risk of depression in people who were not initially depressed. However, depression did not increase the risk of being overweight from time to time.

This finding itself was reported in a recent issue of Archives of General Psychiatry, which also showed that the relationship between obesity and depression are more likely evident in Americans than Europeans.

Why? ‘An association response, which means the higher the BMI the more people suffering from depression may explain the association, “said Luppino. The average weight of Americans are heavier than ratarata European citizens.

However, the researchers say, the effects of psychological stress in overweight people should not be ignored. Overweight and obesity can lead to low self-esteem, and dissatisfaction with body shape. “Especially in Western countries where thin is often regarded as an ideal of beauty. Both the low self and body shape dissatisfaction known to increase risk of depression, “said Luppino.

Because depression and obesity carry a greater health implication, it is important to prevent and treat both. The team of Dutch researchers are encouraging doctors and other health professionals, who work in various fields, to collaborate and exchange their expertise.

Luppino suggested, doctors who treat patients who are overweight or obese can also treat depression related problems. While psychiatrists or general practitioners who treat depressed people can advise patients who are obese are also to meet with dietitians.

While other studies mentioned, good habits at home as often eat with the family at home may prevent children are obese. Research published in March issue of the journal Pediatrics stated that children who are toddlers could decrease the risk of obesity by 40 percent if often have dinner with the family, limiting hours of watching TV, and enough sleep.

“Doing one or all three are proven to reduce the risk of obesity of children under five,” said Sarah Anderson PhD, lead researcher and assistant professor of epidemiology at Ohio State University, United States, as quoted by webmd.com.

Children under five who live at home and followed the three lifestyle restrictions such routines can reduce almost 40 percent lower risk of obesity than those who did not do all three. These findings also take into account risk factors, such as maternal obesity and household income.

Cigarette is not only harmful to the active smokers, but also can have a negative effect for those who do not smoke. Cigarette smoke is a major cause of emphysema, a disease that attacks the lungs elasticity and can cause death.

Emphysema (emphysema) is a chronic lung disease characterized by damage to lung tissue, so the lungs lose keelastisannya. The fact that children who used to smoke cigarettes in the home are at risk of disease emphysema. Inhalation of cigarette smoke is not completely lost from the lungs of children. As adults, exposure to cigarette smoke is a forerunner of disease emphysema.

In industrial countries, the waste incurred often cause environmental pollution and pollution. Coupled with the smoking problem can lead to emphysema. Disease that attacks the lungs become number nine  among the chronic diseases that can cause interference activities. Emphysema present in 65 percent of men and 15 percent of women. This is because many men who consumed cigarettes. Not only adults, children are routinely exposed to secondhand smoke have a risk of emphysema disease in adulthood.

A study published in the American Journal of Epidemiology, also said that inhaled cigarette smoke in childhood has a more powerful effect than the effect of pregnant women who inhale cigarette smoke. More emphysema found in low socioeconomic groups, perhaps because of differences in smoking patterns, but it may be due to environmental and economic factors become worst. Pulmonary emphysema is a chronic disease. Occurred gradually over a period of years.

Factors Causes and Symptoms

Emphysema is a lung anatomical changes are characterized by abnormal widening of the distal airways terminal bronchi, accompanied by alveolar wall destruction. Cigarette is the cause of pulmonary emphysema. Usually in patients 15-25 years old smokers. At the age of 25-35 years began to feel a change in the small respiratory and pulmonary function. Age 35-45 years of productive cough arises. At the age of 45-55 years occurred shortness of breath, hipoksemia and spirometri changes. At the age of 55-60 years had no casualties which can cause pulmonary failure of breath and died.

The main factors of the cause of emphysema is cigarette because it is a pathological disorder that can cause movement of the cilia in the airway, blocking the function of alveolar macrophages, causing hypertrophy and hyperplasia of mucus glands bromkus. After the cigarette industry and air pollutants can also cause emphysema. Besides smoking and air pollution, the presence of infection in this respirator can also be a trigger emphysema. Because respiratory infections will lead to more severe lung damage.

There are caused by genetic factors, and some are caused by lung diseases that previously had been suffered by the patient.

Respiratory tract infections such as pneumonia, acute and bronkiolitis asthma can lead bronkiale eventually lead to emphysema. Pulmonary disease specialist explained, the disease is not only attacking those who smoke. Emphysema can also attack those who do not smoke that often inhale the smoke from the environment where they are. Therefore, the high awareness needed for the smokers so they do not smoke in any place.

Emphysema caused symptoms similar to symptoms caused lung disease in general. Emphysema does not just show up. Emphysema may take many years and early symptoms can easily be misinterpreted. Emphysema symptoms to watch out for in between coughs and exit sputum (phlegm) in large numbers. The patient breath was short, there are even some noise and easy to fatigue. Physical changes will be very obvious. This is usually indicated by the patient’s chest that looks more convex the fore because of lung trouble to remove the air. Emphysema may also cause the ribs to shift and become loose distance.

Diagnosis and Treatment

The main treatment will be dedicated to reduce the patient’s shortness of breath. It aims to help remove CO2 and oxygen into the lungs. To salve the drug itself breath breath salve medicine itself is usually a doctor will provide an inhaler or inhaled medication to the patient.  Giving oxygen and atropine is sometimes necessary to reduce shortness of breath.

In some cases, surgery can help. Lung volume reduction operations, where the lung area most affected by emphysema issued to help the parts of healthy lung function normally, may be helpful in some patients. Patients may also receive a lung transplant.
Emphysema is incurable, but the factors can be eliminated and the rate of growth can be slowed if detected early and stop smoking. With proper treatment, many patients can eliminate the smoking habit when matched with their work patterns. People suffering from emphysema must be more extra longer maintain healthy lungs. Patients do not need to reduce their daily activities, so he can work like any other healthy people, but the constraints may be found where the body will easily feel tired.

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