Depression could be prevented with specific daily step count, study finds
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People who get a certain number of daily steps were found to have fewer depressive symptoms and less risk of depression, according to a new study in JAMA Network Open.
In comparing the adults’ daily step counts and rates of depression, they found that people with higher daily step counts tended to have fewer depressive symptoms, according to the study findings, which were published in JAMA Network Open last week. "The more sedentary we are, or the more we sit, the more depressed we get." Melissa Rudy is senior health editor and a member of the lifestyle team at Fox News Digital. Story tips can be sent to melissa.rudy@fox.com.
Getting 5,000 or more steps was linked to reduced depressive symptoms, while a step count of 7,000 or higher was associated with a lower risk of depression, the researchers found.
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