Metabolic Syndrome May Predict Depressive Symptoms

What about being bigger than the average bear could possibly depress a person?

"The presence of the metabolic syndrome predicts depressive symptoms in middle-aged adults, according to the results from the prospective Whitehall II cohort study reported in the December 23 Online First issue of Diabetes Care...

After adjustment for potential confounders, the presence of the metabolic syndrome was associated with an increased risk for future depressive symptoms..."

Hmm... I wonder.