Obesity increases risk of depression, however there are certain factors that make some obese people more at risk than others. And what about being "skinny fat"? The risk for several chronic illnesses is greatly elevated if we fit this body type, is the risk of depression one of them?
This is Part 3 of Chett's metabolic health series.
Study 1:
Jokela, M et al. “Association of metabolically healthy obesity with depressive symptoms: pooled analysis of eight studies.” Molecular psychiatry vol. 19,8 (2014): 910-4. doi:10.1038/mp.2013.162
Previous podcast episode on depression reference: https://anchor.fm/brainignition/episodes/How-Diet-Impacts-Mental-Health-and-Depression-eqr0fu
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