Obesity is Socially Contagious

Co-author James Fowler of the study done at the University of California, San Diego suggest that one person's obesity can significantly increase the chance that his or her friends, siblings and spouse will also become heavy, according to the first study done on how weight gain spreads through social networks. Conversely, if a person slims down, the people around him or her also may lose weight. Fowler, an associate professor of political science at the university says, "Both obesity and thinness are socially contagious."

So ladies and gentlemen, if you want your spouse to lose weight, rather than nagging them and making them feel bad, perhaps you should think about looking in the mirror and seeing if you could stand to shed a few pounds. Who knew catching something could be so beneficial? Click here to read the full article.