Troubled Marriage, Depression History Promote Obesity

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Channel: Ohio State News · 2014 · Education

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The double-whammy of marital hostility and a history of depression can increase the risk for obesity in adults by altering how the body processes high-fat foods. Jan Kiecolt-Glaser, director of the Institute for Behavioral Medicine Research at The Ohio State University and Martha Belury, professor of human nutrition at The Ohio State University, talk about their recent research during an interview at the ScienceWriters 2014 conference in Columbus, Ohio.

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