Depression may increase the risk of heart disease and type 2 diabetes, major study warns

Depression may increase the risk of heart disease and type 2 diabetes, major study warns Depression may increase the risk of heart disease and type 2 diabetes — even if someone leads an otherwise healthy lifestyle.

A study of more than 300,000 Britons found those who reported being happy often were a third less likely to develop the chronic conditions. The Daily Mail

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• Low depression frequency is associated with decreased risk of cardiometabolic disease (open access) Nature Cardiovascular Disease