Podcast: Impaired Eating Behaviors but Intact Metabolic Hormone Levels in Individuals with MDD and GAD

​Our lab analyzed questionnaire and blood-based biomarker data collected as part of the Tulsa 1000 study funded by LIBR. We compared three groups of people: (1) those with pure depression, (2) those with comorbid depression + generalized anxiety disorder, and (3) non-depressed/non-anxious individuals. Both depression groups reported higher eating disorder symptoms than the non-depressed group but they did not differ in insulin, adiponectin, or leptin levels. Disordered eating may contribute to daily impairments experienced by people struggling with depression, and could be one future area of intervention.

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JENNIFER STEWART,
Principal Investigator and Director for Training and Mentoring