Thursday, February 9, 2012

Overweight friends eat more when they're together

(Reuters) UPDATED 2009-08-25
A study of children and teens suggests that overweight people eat more when they're together than they do when they're eating with a normal-weight friend. Researchers at SUNY Buffalo found that all the study participants ate more when they were with a friend rather than a stranger, but overweight kids paired with an overweight friend ate nearly twice as many calories as they did when paired with a normal-weight friend. Experts say that this same pattern is probably mimicked in adults.  Read full story >
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