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From the article: A new study on a large sample of mothers and daughters provides evidence that mothers with healthier lifestyles tend to have daughters with fewer depressive symptoms. The link appeared to be achieved through the healthy lifestyles of daughters. But this association was not present in sons. The study was published in Psychological Medicine.

The prevalence of depression among adolescents had seen an increase in recent years. In the United States, estimates show that 8.7% of adolescents had a depressive episode in the past 12 months in 2005, but this percentage grew to 11.3% in 2014. Around half of adolescents diagnosed with depression or major depressive disorder, as it is officially called, also suffer from other psychiatric disorders. In adults, depression is one of the leading causes of disability worldwide.

While there are biological factors that increase the risk of depression, a growing body of scientific research shows that modifiable healthy lifestyle factors can reduce depression risk. “A healthy diet, non-smoking, being physically active, having a normal body mass index (BMI), and light-to-moderate alcohol consumption are independently associated with less depressive symptoms among adults,” wrote Wei-Chen Wang and colleagues in their study.

The researchers wanted to investigate whether the lifestyle of mothers during their offspring’s childhood and adolescence might be associated with depression in their children. They defined the healthy lifestyle of mothers in terms of eating a healthy diet, having a normal body-mass index, never smoking, being physically active, and having light-to-moderate alcohol consumption.

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“The correlation was not found in sons.”

Sons with hot moms have it rough this makes total sense

having a mentally ill parent that's unmedicated adds a bunch of elements that absolutely mess up their childs life.

healthy women create healthy women.

and without a single man to blame or have input.

That seems self-evident.

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And having two makes you wicked funny.

Kids of parents with healthier lifestyles have fewer depressive symptoms...

Doesn't take a scientist to understand that mentally strong and happier parents have happier kids. This study seems like a waste of money

It's almost like healthy lifestyles make for healthy humans.

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The correlation was not found for sons. Wich proves superiority of actual sturdy over 'common sense'.

right...right

Raising hand! Unhealthy mother...me...depression for 50 yrs

Sometimes the studies posted here are like the equivalent of “Study finds that water makes grass wet when it rains”

That kind of correlative study makes me always wonder, what is really the cause and what is the result. It might as well be, that mothers, with genetic inclination for depression have harder time developing healthy lifestyle and so do their daughters.

Parents with healthier lifestyle might have less depression and therefore their kids do as well. Seems more like correlation not causation.

My thoughts too.