Obesity and emotional woes, like feelings of low mood and anxiety, tend to evolve hand-in-hand from as young as 7 years of age according to recent study.

Study Presented In Meeting, The European Congress On Obesity

The study was presented in the meeting, the European Congress on Obesity.

The nationwide research comparing over 12,000 Swedish children who had taken obesity treatment with more than 60,000 matched controls suggested that girls with obesity were 43% more probable to grown anxiety or depression compared to their counterparts in the general population. Likewise, boys with obesity faced a 33% more risk for anxiety and depression in comparison to their peers.