29 Apr 2019 --- Obesity may increase the risk of developing anxiety and depression in children and adolescents. This is according to separate research from Sweden and the UK – both to be presented at this year’s European Congress on Obesity (ECO) in Glasgow, UK, on the 28 April to 1 May. The Swedish study has noted that obesity is an independent risk factor for anxiety and depression in young people, while British researchers identified that obesity and emotional problems seem to develop concurrently as children grow up.
