Following a Time story, MedWire (9/18, Albert) reported that, according to a study published Sept. 16 in the journal BMC Public Health, researchers from the University of Oslo “found a consistent association between presence of acne and mental distress — anxiety and depression — in both adolescent boys and girls.” The team arrived at this conclusion after evaluating “a group of 3,775 Norwegian adolescents aged 18-19 years.” While “the presence of acne was self-reported by the participants,” the investigators “used the Hopkins Symptom Checklist 10 to measure mental distress, while diet and lifestyle factors were recorded using a questionnaire.” They found that “boys with acne consumed 40 percent and 54 percent more chocolate/sweets and potato chips, respectively, than boys without the condition,” and “were also 63 percent more likely to suffer from mental distress.”
Researchers associate acne and mental distress in adolescents.
September 21, 2009 by abrandemihl
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