Tuesday, April 20, 2010

Higher Physical Activity Levels Strongly Linked to Lower Levels of Depression in Older Adults

Get fit, be happy.
Higher levels of physical activity objectively measured by an accelerometer are strongly associated with lower levels of depressive symptoms and a lower prevalence of depressive disorders, according to an analysis of the 2005 to 2006 National Health and Nutrition Examination cohort and presented here at the American Association for Geriatric Psychiatry 2010 Annual Meeting.
The sooner the better.

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