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Nationwide study suggests obesity as an independent risk factor for anxiety and depression in young people

April 28, 2019 by

Obesity is linked with an increased risk of developing anxiety and depression in children and adolescents, independent of traditional risk factors such as parental psychiatric illness and socioeconomic status, according to new research.

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