Obesity is 'socially contagious', study finds

Are your friends making you fat? Or keeping you slender? According to new research from Harvard and the University of California, San Diego, the short answer on both counts is "yes."

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<p><a href="http://www.physorg.com/news104603654.html">Obesity is 'socially contagious', study finds</a></p> <p>Are your friends making you fat? Or keeping you slender? According to new research from Harvard and the University of California, San Diego, the short answer on both counts is "yes." </p>