Women, Depression and Obesity: What's Eating You?

SWHR holds congressional briefing exploring links between obesity and depression Washington, DC (December 14, 2010) — The Society for Women’s Health Research (SWHR) presented the topical Capitol Hill briefing, Holiday Blues: Women, Depression and Obesity on Thursday, December 9, which featured four panelists detailing the links between depression and obesity. Obesity is the newest health threat due in large part to American’s sedentary lifestyle and poor food choices. Co-morbidities of obesity include depression, heart disease, stroke, type II diabetes, hypertension, some cancers, osteoporosis......

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