General Article Light activity may improve mental health for teenagers

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‘Teenagers who sit for hours a day are more likely to get depression at 18’ 

reports the Mail Online.

It’s been known for some time that children’s activity levels go down as they get older, and this seems to be happening more in recent years. The numbers of teenagers with depression have also been rising.

Researchers tracked the activity levels of 4,257 teenagers aged 12, 14 and 16. They then tested them for symptoms of depression at age 18. During the study, average levels of light activi...

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