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SUBMITTER: Lee IT
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3925444 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Feb
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Lee I-Te IT Fu Chia-Po CP Lee Wen-Jane WJ Liang Kae-Woei KW Lin Shih-Yi SY Wan Chu-Jen CJ Sheu Wayne Huey-Herng WH
Diabetology & metabolic syndrome 20140213 1
<h4>Background</h4>Obesity, a critical component of metabolic syndrome (MetS), is associated with depression. Deficiency of brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) is involved in the mechanism of depression. We hypothesized that weight reduction would improve depressive symptoms via increasing BDNF levels in obese men.<h4>Methods</h4>Male adults with obesity were enrolled in a weight-reduction program for twelve weeks. All subjects underwent daily caloric restriction and an exercise program whi ...[more]