Thursday, 9 July 2015

Lower levels of Sex Hormones linked to Depression

Men with lower levels of testosterone may be at increased risk of depression, a new study finds.
Researchers found that more than half of the men in the study who had lower levels of testosterone had a diagnosis of depression or showed symptoms of the condition, while a quarter of participants were taking medication for the disease.
The vast majority of male participants in the new George Washington University study also were found to be overweight or obese, and so for comparison, the researchers pointed to a recent survey of U.S. adults finding that 6 percent of those overweight or obese were depressed.
"Depression and/or depressive symptoms were present in 56 percent of the subjects," in the study, the authors concluded
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