7 healthy lifestyle changes that could help reduce risk of depression, says study: ‘Enormous benefits’

Researchers from the University of Cambridge analyzed nine years of data from the UK Biobank for nearly 290,000 people.

Getting enough quality sleep was the factor that made the biggest impact, reducing the risk of depression by 22% .

Staying active on a regular basis curbed depression by 14% , according to the study results.

Those who had low to moderate amounts of sedentary behavior had a 13% lower risk of depression.

Cambridge researchers compared the impact of genetic predisposition to healthy lifestyle factors to reducing depression risk.

The study highlights the need to focus on the overall health of both mind and body to reduce depression risk, experts say.