Midlife Fitness May Protect Against Later Depression [nytimes.com]
Physical fitness in middle age is tied to a lower risk of later-life depression and death from cardiovascular disease, a new study reports. Both depression and cardiovascular disease are common in older people, and rates of depression are high in the presence of cardiovascular illness, especially stroke. Moreover, depression is a risk factor for adverse outcomes in cardiovascular disease patients. Researchers examined 17,989 men and women, average age 50, from 1971 to 2009, gathering health...