Obesity in Teen Girls May Lead To Depressive Symptoms
Wednesday, May 26, 2010 - 16:43
in Health & Medicine
(PhysOrg.com) -- Researchers, led by Kerri Boutelle, PhD, associate professor of pediatrics and psychiatry at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine have found that obesity is a risk factor for depressive symptoms, but not for clinical depression, suggesting that weight status could play a part in the development of depression in some adolescent girls.