The metabolic syndrome is a complex disorder characterised by insulin resistance. A number of physical and mental changes are known to occur with development of the disorder including obesity, mood depression, lethargy, cardiovascular deterioration and overeating. One association that has been consistently shown with the metabolic disorder is the presence of inflammation and elevated cortisol. Both inflammation and cortisol are known contributory factors in the development of mood disorders such as anxiety and depression, and so it could be that these factors are partly responsible for the mood depression in those with metabolic syndrome. The central factor that links low mood, high cortisol levels, inflammation and the metabolic syndrome is poor diet. It could be therefore that those that eat the Western diet are simply causing wide scale deterioration of their bodies through the use of poor quality foods, and mood depression is one of a number of symptoms that result from this abuse.
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