Diet quality moderates link between excess weight, psychosocial issues for children

The quality of a child’s diet is a moderating factor between excess weight and psychosocial health, according to results of a study published in JAMA Network Open.
“Children and adolescents with obesity are considered to be at increased risk for developing conditions associated with psychosocial health, such as depression, anxiety, low self-esteem, lower quality of life and behavioral disorders,” Jose Francisco Lopez-Gil, PhD, of the health and social research center at the University of Castilla-La Mancha in Spain, and colleagues wrote.
Researchers sought to examine whether

The quality of a child’s diet is a moderating factor between excess weight and psychosocial health, according to results of a study published in JAMA Network Open.
“Children and adolescents with obesity are considered to be at increased risk for developing conditions associated with psychosocial health, such as depression, anxiety, low self-esteem, lower quality of life and behavioral disorders,” Jose Francisco Lopez-Gil, PhD, of the health and social research center at the University of Castilla-La Mancha in Spain, and colleagues wrote.
Researchers sought to examine whether