Tuesday, May 10, 2011

Obesity, mental illness are interlinked - Times Of India

Obesity, mental illness are interlinked - Times Of India

University of Tasmania researchers studied data collected from 1,135 girls in 1985, and again 20 years later, and found "persistent obesity" was linked to the mood disorder, reports English.news.cn.

"Overweight or obese girls who were able to attain a healthy weight when they were an adult, they didn't have an increased risk of depression," lead researcher Kristy Sanderson said.

"It was only overweight girls who became obese women ... they had twice the risk of depression, so it was quite a strong effect, " he said.

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