Neurology Advisor (11/5, Khaja) reports, “Symptoms of depression and eating disorders are self-reported by treatment-seeking adolescents with obesity, according to study results.” Investigators came to this conclusion after conducting “a parallel, multicenter, randomized clinical trial (Fast Track to Health) between January 2018 and March 2023 at children’s hospitals in Australia to assess changes in self-reported symptoms of depression, eating disorders, and binge eating among adolescents aged 13 to 17 with obesity…and at least 1 cardiometabolic complication.” The findings were published in JAMA Pediatrics.
Related Links:
— “Is Obesity Associated With Depression, Eating Disorders in Adolescents?,” Hibah Khaja, PharmD, Neurology Advisor, November 5, 2024