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Perceiving oneself as being overweight may be linked to depressionGetty/Halfdark
By Chelsea WhyteThe stigma around being overweight or obese may contribute to the link between weight and depression, and this extends even to people who have a healthy weight but perceive themselves as being overweight.
“This fear of social devaluation resulting from perceiving oneself as being part of a stigmatised group may threaten core psychological needs of belonging and acceptance, and in turn damage mental health,” writes a team of researchers in a study led by Ashleigh Haynes at the University of Liverpool in the UK.
She and …