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"Along with the typical mental symptoms that are associated with depression, the mental health disorder can also cause difficulty sleeping, appetite or weight changes, lack of energy, even indigestion and constant headaches \u2014 all physical symptoms.\n\nFor people who experience depression, it\u2019s no surprise that it impacts more than just your mental health. Now, though, science is backing up that claim. A study by researchers at the University of Granada found depression affects physical health, as well as mental and emotional health, in real, tangible ways. \n\nThe study is the first to look into what happens to the entire body of someone who suffers from depression, according to Medical Daily. What it found is that depression causes an imbalance in the body&amp;#39;s cells known as oxidative stress. After a patient receives treatment for depression, the study found chemicals that indicate cell deterioration dropped from a previously high level, making people with depression indistinguishable from people without it. Zinc and uric acid levels, which are low during times of oxidative stress, also went back to normal after treatment. \n\nWhile people with depression have known for a long time that the disorder affects the whole body, this is the first study to prove that depression is actually a systemic disease rather than just a mental one. The study results could even explain the link between depression and other illness, like heart disease and cancer, or any of the many physical impacts the disorder can have. \n\nIf you&amp;#39;re suffering from depression, and someone tells you your aches and pains are just from the gym, now you have science to back up what you already knew: listen to what your body tells you.\n\nRelated:  A New Study Just Found the Solution to Depression and Suicide Rates Among Transgender Kids\n\n"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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