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Obesity might be one of the causes of depression, study suggests
A meta-analytic review of previous studies indicates that obese individuals have an increased risk of depression and that this relationship isn't just correlational -- obesity might be one of the causes of depression. The researchers argue that the increased occurrence of depression in the population in recent decades might be at least partly due to the increase in obesity. The study was published in the Journal of Psychiatric Research. ...
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The meta-analysis suggests that obesity is associated with a higher risk of depression and that there might be a causal relationship between the two. The researchers propose that the rising prevalence of depression could be attributed, in part, to the increasing rates of obesity. This study was published in the Journal of Psychiatric Research.