Evaluation of the causal effects between subjective wellbeing and cardiometabolic health: mendelian randomisation study.
Robyn E WoottonRebecca B LawnLouise A C MillardNeil M DaviesAmy E TaylorMarcus R MunafòNicholas J TimpsonOliver S P DavisGeorge Davey SmithClaire M A HaworthPublished in: BMJ (Clinical research ed.) (2018)
These results suggest that a higher body mass index is associated with a lower subjective wellbeing. A follow-up analysis confirmed this finding, suggesting that the effect in middle aged people could be driven by satisfaction with health. Body mass index is a modifiable determinant, and therefore, this study provides further motivation to tackle the obesity epidemic because of the knock-on effects of higher body mass index on subjective wellbeing.