Obesity gene may shield against depression
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Possibly there is a little truth to the stereotype about being fat and happy — new study finds that individuals who have a gene related to obesity may have a somewhat lower risk of depression. People who had a variation of a gene called the FTO gene were 8 percent less most likely to have depression, analysts discovered. In 2007, experts uncovered this version of the FTO gene was a major factor to genetic obesity among individuals of European descent. The finding “suggests that the FTO gene may have a broader role than initially thought, with an effect on depression and other common psychiatric disorders,” the analysts wrote in their study published today (Nov. 20) in the diary Molecular Psychiatry. The analysts stated the findings challenge the idea that obesity and depression are typically linked.
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Obesity gene may shield against depression
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Perhaps there is a bit of truth to the stereotype about being fat and happy â new research finds that people who have a gene linked with obesity may have a slightly lower risk of depression
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- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- depression
- epidemiology
- genetics
- Obesity
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