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Efforts to tackle obesity could be harming mental health

13 April 2021

Younger people are increasingly exercising to lose weight, rather than get fit or have fun, and “the way we talk about weight, health and appearance can have profound impacts on young people’s mental health,” finds a study led by Dr Francesca Solmi (UCL Psychiatry).

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