Study strengthens evidence of link between obesity and depression
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RR Phantom
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Subject: Study strengthens evidence of link between obesity and depression Mon Nov 12, 2018 7:59 pm
A large Australian-UK study has found the strongest evidence to date that obesity causes depression.
The study, published in the International Journal of Epidemiology, isolated the genetic variants associated with obesity from the existence of other weight-related conditions – such as diabetes – to determine obesity alone is likely a risk factor for the mental health condition.