Connecticut House Bill 6855, currently awaiting the signature of Gov. Ned Lamont, proposes sweeping changes to the state’s drug policy. Ostensibly a bill focused on regulating cannabis, hemp products, and pharmacy practices, HB 6855 also gives heightened authority to the Department of Consumer Protection to designate and schedule additional substances as controlled drugs.
A new study published in the journal Health Psychology has determined the precise reason one’s mental health improves following weight-loss surgery.
Lead researcher Larissa McGarrity, a clinical psychologist at University of Utah Health who studies mental health after weight-loss surgery, found that getting rid of the stigma surrounding excess weight, rather than the weight loss itself, is the reason many people feel an improvement in their mental health and a decrease in disordered eating following surgery. Conversely, those who underwent weight loss surgery but still continued to face weight-related stigma were at a higher risk for depression, anxiety, and disordered eating.
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