Weight loss may not improve mood: study

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Weight loss may not improve mood: study

By Shereen Lehman NEW YORK (Reuters Health) â€" Advertisements for weight-loss programs usually show cheery dieters delighted to be shedding their burden of excess pounds, but a new study finds that in the real world, over time, weight loss may be linked with worsening mood. UK researchers following about 2,000 overweight and obese adults over four years found that people who lost 5 percent or more of their body weight had improved physical health but higher rates of depression. “We know that weight loss is so hard to achieve or maintain, so we wondered whether part of the explanation might be that the psychological effects aren’t entirely positive,” said Jane Wardle, the study’s senior author and a researcher at University College London. Wardle noted that many articles and products on weight loss imply that it will immediately make people feel better, but these findings show that may not be true.

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