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Feed Science Daily: Obesity Is 'Socially Contagious' (sciencedaily.com)

From feed by sdfeed on Wednesday July 25, 2007 @06:12PM

Are your friends making you fat? Or keeping you slender? According to new research the short answer on both counts is "yes." The study suggests that obesity is "socially contagious," spreading from person to person in a social network.

Submission + - Obesity is socially contagious (thestar.com)

Submitted by gubachwa on Wednesday July 25, 2007 @06:07PM

gubachwa writes: U.S. researchers have found that obesity can spread through a network of friends, just like the common cold or a penchant for a new style of jeans. So even if you are trying to diet, laying off that Twinkie might not be enough. If your best buddy is still reaching for a bag of chips, his weight gain may eventually be your weight gain as well.

Journal Journal: This is my last note on Slashdot.

Journal by TechieHermit on Saturday February 11, 2006 @10:42PM

Slashdot is no fun anymore. No matter what you post, some annoying troll will come along and be nasty to you in reply. It simply isn't worth the aggravation.

Comment Re:What an unbelievable lie (Score 1) 392

by TechieHermit on Saturday February 11, 2006 @10:35PM (#14697568) Attached to: Bullying Affects Social Status?

Now... That's how I remember it. Being fifteen fucking YEARS ago, I might not have the numbers exactly right, and I'm just guessing based on what I remember their relative size/appearance was to me. As in, my gunner was at least six inches wider than me at the shoulders, his friend was taller and broader, etc.

Again, fuck you. Who the fuck are you, anyway, to call me a liar? What do you want, PICTURES?

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