The study, carried out by researchers at the University of Minnesota School of Public Health, contradicts earlier studies that said weight gain and obesity are linked to depressive symptoms, especially among women.
The study, published in Preventive Medicine, found that daily self-weighing was associated with a lower body mass index in women aged 40 or older. It added that the benefits of daily weighing include valuable feedback that can lead to more weight loss and less weight gain.
It was also found that frequent self-weighing was independently associated with an absence of depressive symptoms.
ANI quotes lead researcher Jennifer Linde as saying, "The purpose of the study was to examine the associations of frequent self-weighing with women's susceptibility to depression and their BMI levels."
"With no significant link to depression associated with self-weighing, the results suggest that daily weight monitoring could be a healthy way to keep tabs on BMI levels and weight gain," Linde said in a statement.
