Rhonda Patrick· PhD
So yes, exercise can be “just as good” for depression symptoms as standard pharmacological and behavioral treatments. But when you zoom out to whole-body health, it is actually the more POWERFUL intervention.
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The headline is broadly defensible, but the qualifications matter. Effect sizes vary by population, the strongest claims rest on shorter trials, and credible voices push back on how it's typically framed.
So yes, exercise can be “just as good” for depression symptoms as standard pharmacological and behavioral treatments. But when you zoom out to whole-body health, it is actually the more POWERFUL intervention.
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