Obesity may be contagious

Obesity may be contagious. A recent Harvard Medical School study found that obesity might be contagious among friends, siblings and spouses. Researchers found that if someone’s friend is obese, that person’s chances of becoming obese increase by more than half. People with obese siblings were themselves 40% more likely to grow obese, while people with obese spouses were 37% more likely to.
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