India, April 26 -- Body mass index and depression are known to co-occur. BMI has a direct link to obesity, that can trigger depression, anxiety and other mental health conditions. However, BMI does not classify between muscle and fat, and also does not specify, how much fat in which area of the body can lead to mental conditions. Also read | Fitness coach shares '7 golden rules for getting rid of belly fat forever': Stop drinking alcohol, get better sleep

According to a recent study authored by authored by Wenjun Gu, Kunming Bao, Xiaoming Li, Shaohang Xiang, Junhao He, Jinning He, Lixin Ye, and Zhidong Huang and published in the Journal of Affective Disorders, the distribution of body fat plays a role in our mental health. The study also...