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William Wallace · 07-27-07, 02:51 AM

Family, Freinds, Siblings & Obesity

This National Institute on Aging study of 12,000 Boston area residents is in this weeks New England Journal of Medicine .

Apparently the liklihood of a person becoming obese goes up 57 percent if a friend becomes obese, 40 percent if a sibling becomes obese & 37 percent if a spouse becomes obese. For best friends becoming obese the risk was over 200%!

Supposedly it becomes more acceptable if those around you become overweight. The statistics were slightly worse when the person who put on weight was of the same sex.

It is amazing how much the people around us can influence us!

07-27-07, 02:51 AM	#1 (permalink)
William Wallace Super Moderator Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 1,162 Weight Statistics 8/1/07 Start Date: 245 lb Start Weight: 194 lb Current Weight: 180 lb Goal Weight: -51 lb Weight Loss: 12/31/07 Goal Date:	Family, Freinds, Siblings & Obesity Family, Freinds, Siblings & Obesity This National Institute on Aging study of 12,000 Boston area residents is in this weeks New England Journal of Medicine . Apparently the liklihood of a person becoming obese goes up 57 percent if a friend becomes obese, 40 percent if a sibling becomes obese & 37 percent if a spouse becomes obese. For best friends becoming obese the risk was over 200%! Supposedly it becomes more acceptable if those around you become overweight. The statistics were slightly worse when the person who put on weight was of the same sex. It is amazing how much the people around us can influence us! __________________