Study finds link between individual stress and adolescent obesity

Thursday, May 14, 2009 - 10:56 in Psychology & Sociology

Stress may indeed be a direct contributor to childhood obesity. That's according to a new Iowa State University study finding that increased levels of stress in adolescents are associated with a greater likelihood of them being overweight or obese.

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