Rhonda Patrick· PhD
Poor cardiorespiratory fitness highly associated with depression: 75% higher risk, according to large meta-analysis.
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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.
Poor cardiorespiratory fitness highly associated with depression: 75% higher risk, according to large meta-analysis.
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And the study found that people with poor cardiorespiratory fitness had a 75% increased chance of being...have been, you know, diagnosed with depression.