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Studies from McGill University in the area of obesity described

Published in Obesity and Diabetes Week, May 17th, 2010

A new study, 'The longitudinal association from obesity to depression: results from the 12-year National Population Health Survey,' is now available. According to recent research published in the journal Obesity, "Prior observational studies have investigated the association between obesity and depression but evidence remains weak and mixed. There has been a call for high-quality longitudinal studies to elucidate the etiologic relationship from obesity to depression."

"The main objective of this study was therefore to investigate whether obesity was a risk factor for depression in a nationally representative sample followed for 12 years. Seven waves of data...

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