Simple daily habit may help ease depression more than medication, researchers say
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Exercise may treat depression as effectively as therapy, study suggests. A Cochrane review of 73 trials finds exercise to be "moderately effective" in reducing symptoms.
Angelica Stabile is a lifestyle reporter for Fox News Digital.
A Cochrane review looked at 73 randomized controlled trials involving nearly 5,000 adults with a depression diagnosis. The studies compared exercise with either other active treatments — such as therapy or medication — or with "inactive interventions," like being placed on a wait list or in a control group.
The London-based team discovered that exercise may be "moderately effective" compared to no therapy in reducing depression symptoms, according to a press release.
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