Symptoms of depression in obese children linked to elevated cortisol

Thursday, June 11, 2009 - 12:56 in Health & Medicine

A new study connects abnormalities of the "stress" hormone cortisol with symptoms of depression in obese children, and confirms that obesity and depression often occur together, even in children.

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