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The effect of weight on mental health: New evidence using genetic IVs.

Journal of health economics - 1 Jan 2018

Willage Barton

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Average body mass index (BMI) and depression prevalence grew over the last several decades, increasing medical expenditures. There is a strong correlation between obesity and depression but limited evidence on the causal effect of weight on mental health. I use an index of genetic risk for high BMI as a source of exogenous variation in weight to provide novel evidence on the effect of weight on mental health....

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PMID: 29289809
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhealeco.2017.11.003
PMCID: PMC5862752

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