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The obesity pay gap is worse than previously thought
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- nabla9 3y agoThat's a significant effect size. Results are adjusted for age, race, graduate education and marital status. The results are not adjusted for mental health. Obesity can be an indicator for depression. There is evidence of strong bidirectional link between mental health and obesity, especially depression. Food can be considered as a "self medication", but body fat is hormonally active tissue and can then affect mental health negatively. In jobs that require high education and mental skills, depression can affect job performance more than in other jobs. Rajan T M, Menon V. Psychiatric disorders and obesity: A review of association studies. J Postgrad Med [serial online] 2017 [cited 2023 Nov 29];63:182-90. Available from: https://www.jpgmonline.com/text.asp?2017/63/3/182/210065 https://www.jpgmonline.com/text.asp?2017/63/3/182/210065