Depression and Physical Activity Correlation in College Students

Meadowlands Assembly Hall, Dominican University of California

In the U.S. today there as been an increase in obesity. According to the National Institute of Health, “More than one-third of adults are considered to be obese”. Depression has also risen, according to the Journal of American College Health between 9.5% and 31.3% of college students suffer from depression. There have been past studies where a decrease in physical activity leads to an increase in depression.