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“It’s official; dieting does make us depressed,” laments the Mail Online, following the publication of a study on how losing weight affects a person’s mood.
A study of 1,979 overweight and obese people found that those who lost 5% of their bodyweight were nearly twice as likely to feel some symptoms of depression, compared with those who stayed a similar weight.
As expected, it found that losing weight reduced the risk of high blood pressure and lowered levels of fats in the blood, thereby benefiting their health.
However, people who lost weight over the course of the four-year study were 78% more likely to report feelings of being in a “depressed mood” compared with participants whose weight remained stable.
http://www.nursingtimes.net/home/be...some-people-feeling-depressed/5074089.article
A study of 1,979 overweight and obese people found that those who lost 5% of their bodyweight were nearly twice as likely to feel some symptoms of depression, compared with those who stayed a similar weight.
As expected, it found that losing weight reduced the risk of high blood pressure and lowered levels of fats in the blood, thereby benefiting their health.
However, people who lost weight over the course of the four-year study were 78% more likely to report feelings of being in a “depressed mood” compared with participants whose weight remained stable.
http://www.nursingtimes.net/home/be...some-people-feeling-depressed/5074089.article