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October 02, 2010
Survey Associates Obesity With Depression
WebMD (9/24, Hendrick) reported that approximately "a quarter of obese Americans say they have been diagnosed with depression, a significantly higher percentage than normal weight people, according to the latest Gallup-Healthways Well-Being Index." S
pecifically, "the survey finds that 23.2% of obese adults report having been diagnosed with depression, compared to 14.9% of people who are overweight, 14.3% of people of normal weight, and 19.1% of underweight people."
What's more, the survey "says that more than one in four American adults who are obese are considerably more likely than people who are a normal weight to report experiencing negative feelings of stress, worry, anger, and sadness."
Posted by admin at October 2, 2010 05:07 PM