Teens who keep up light activity less prone to depression
As adolescents get older, light activity tends to be replaced by sitting, UK researchers find
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Teens who keep some light activities in their day have less risk of depression at age 18 than those who lead a sedentary life, UK researchers find.
The investigators analysed data on about 4250 young people who wore accelerometers to measure their level of activity for a week when they were aged 12, 14 and 16.