Interesting poster: A Turkish study that found that the rates of overweight and obesity in bipolar patietns were unexpectedly lower than the general population in that country and of course considerably lower than in the US. The study researchers speculated that the reason could be that antipsychotics are not widely prescribed in Turkey, plus the benefits of a Mediterranean diet.
On that hopeful note …
This is John McManamy, reporting “live” from Edinburgh.


