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overweight was unrelated to depression. A small subgroup in Ross’s study
who were both overweight and depressed tended to be the most educated.
Ross argued that these individuals were also dieting to lose weight, and that
it was the attempt to lose weight rather than the weight per se which was
distressing. In a similar vein, Jorm et al. (2003) found that being obese may
Figure 8.3 Weight and depression. (Source: Advertising Archives.)
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