The mental capacity to be strong can sometimes be demoralizing and for most people, eating is their outlet. Temporary as it may, the issue of becoming overweight is apparent and while you cannot force these people to watch what they are eating, it remains that they may suffer more than mental anguish if they do not start looking up and become aware to what they are doing.
Depression is not the main problem as far as overcoming setbacks such as personal problems. Some say it is bad for the heart but the real threat comes from how people deal with it. This may be minor in nature but eating, a temporary outlet for depressed people as they say, should not be left unattended.
It may be hard but the fact remains that while they can eat all they want to get over a personal problem, it remains that they are only digging a deeper whole and may eventually find it harder to whip themselves back to shape due to the excess pounds that they have gained and the load that they have added towards their heart and contributing to hypertension as well.