Obesity
Studies from Tohoku University in the area of obesity in women described
Published in Obesity and Diabetes Week, March 24th, 2008
Researchers detail in 'Personality and body mass index: a cross-sectional analysis from the Miyagi Cohort Study,' new data in obesity. According to recent research published in the Journal of Psychosomatic Research, "Obesity is an increasingly prevalent public health problem worldwide, and is associated with a higher risk of developing various noncommunicable diseases. To further examine the association between personality and overweight, obesity, or underweight, we conducted a cross-sectional analysis in Japan."
"We hypothesized that extraversion and psychoticism would have a positive association with overweight, and that neuroticism and lie would have an...
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