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Those who had lost weight, 78 percent were more symptoms of depression than to have fun.

London - It is easy to assume that when you finally lose those extra kilos, life will change for the better.

But in fact, the diet you unhappy and an increased risk of depression, the. According to a study

The researchers found that weight loss does not make happy people. In contrast, those who have been successful so often illuminated almost twice down, sad, lonely and lethargic that they have the same weight and grew larger.

The bulk of research at University College London, found that the advertising industry shows diet their lives are transformed when they are thinner. You feel so disappointed when they find little has changed except their weight. Moreover, it can be difficult to make a diet that people can follow to sit down.

The findings come from a study of nearly 2,000 men and women aged 50 years and older, are overweight and obese. They were weighed at the beginning of the study and answered the question, how often they felt sad, lonely and listless.

Height known to improve the health - four years later about 14 percent of the volunteers were lost at least five percent of their body weight.

Tests showed that the pressure and the amount of harmful blood fats in the blood had fallen, but his mood was low.

Those who had lost weight, 78 percent were more symptoms of depression than those who do not have. In particular, the link can not be explained by the participants' ill or suffered a death or divorce in the following, the journal PLoS ONE reports years.

Researcher Sarah Jackson said: "We do not want others trying to lose weight too, the enormous physical benefits has discouraged to lose, but people should not expect to cover all aspects of life improve weight loss immediately.

"Brands aspirational advertising diet can give people unrealistic expectations about weight loss.

"They often promise improvements in life immediately, which can not be confirmed in the reality for many people., People should be realistic about weight loss and be ready to meet the challenges."

The difficulty following a diet can also have a negative effect on mood, the researchers found.

Dr. Jackson said, "We can, that the experience of the restriction of food intake to speculate and is bound to resist, to be difficult, despite the undeniable satisfaction of the thumbs down and fitter.

"The diet requires considerable will and can mean not on special meals and eating in restaurants., This is not necessarily the most enjoyable experience for people.

"Many people want to lose weight, they think to solve all their problems. Yet all this to some extent in determining your health, it is not necessarily make you happier in the short term."

He added that it is possible to lose weight are happier later, especially if they feel a sense of accomplishment, achieve your ideal weight and maintain it.

Other possible reasons for the results of the study subjects about depression and is already a cause for weight loss or a stressful event, such as job loss leads to loss of appetite.

The researchers say that whatever the reason is, with 60 per cent of Britons are overweight, try to lose a few pounds, it is important that doctors and diet are the relationship with depression.

Dr. Jackson said: "We do not want people to lose more weight because there are significant physical benefits, of course, a good thing to do for the people, but be aware of changes in mood and help if needed .. .'m not feel that this is something you have to deal with him alone. "

Cary Cooper, professor of organizational psychology and health at Lancaster University, agreed that diet often believe that their lives will change if the weight is not.

He said: "Everything is the same the other things in life that they are still there and that makes it employs depressed ..

"Do not expect a plan to solve all problems in your life, but it will keep you fit and healthy .." - Daily Mail

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