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Study Proves Having Fat Friends Makes You Fat

Posted by samzenpus on from the my-shadow-weighs-forty-two-pounds dept.

Xemu writes "Having fat friends makes you fat, researchers from Harvard Medical School and the University of California says after after examining 12,067 individuals and 38,611 of their relatives and friends. In same-sex friendships, people were 71 per cent more likely to put on weight if a friend of theirs became obese. "It's not that obese or non-obese people simply find other similar people to hang out with. Rather, there is a direct, causal relationship," says Harvard professor Nicholas Christakis."

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  1. come on! by __NR_kill · · Score: 0, Troll

    just another excuse for the many fat people eating daily at fast food restaurants

    1. Re:come on! by thegrassyknowl · · Score: 0, Troll

      C'mon, fat people aren't fat because of their own fault, it is everyone else's fault that they eat too much and sit on their fat asses.

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      I drink to make other people interesting!
  2. Tired of saying the same thing? by JetFox · · Score: 0, Troll

    Correlation does not mean causation... 'nuff said.

  3. Cruel by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Troll

    Fat people are the last minority that you can get away discriminating against in our society and it is sickening. Cut it out, skinny.

  4. Re:Obesity != virus, disease, etc. by mochan_s · · Score: 0, Troll

    It's more of a vague approximation.

    I believe it's a statistical correlation. Measuring your body fat percentage accurately entails submerging in water, completely taking air out of your lungs etc.

    Diabetes, high blood pressure, heart problems...they're all from poor nutrition, lack of exercise, and genetics, NOT from being "overweight."

    You're saying obesity is a symptom of poor nutrition, lack of exercise etc. Might as well say obesity is a symptom of spoon overuse.

    Just eat healthier, get some exercise, and learn to love your body, no matter how it looks. It's not about inches or pounds, it's about the crap INSIDE your body working the way it should.

    It's good in theory and all but fat people are unattractive - we are genetically programmed to think fat people are ugly. Since we are genetically predisposed to not like fat people, I think people should try to be thin and attractive and let go and become comfortable with being fat.

  5. Theory: closeted gay guys like skinny chicks by spun · · Score: 1, Troll

    Real men like women that look like women, not prepubescent boys. If you are turned on by a flat chest, flat ass, and straight hips, you might actually prefer men. Go on, give it a try. There's nothing wrong with liking the shape of a man's body. Just don't try to turn all women into your fantasy guy, okay closet cases?

    Genetically speaking, it seems intuitive that men would want a fat curvy girl with big hips. Better for making babies, yes? Living closer to nature, being fat would be a sure sign of genetic superiority. But men also want a woman that other men find attractive. When asked to pick out the silhouette of a woman they would like to have with them if marooned on a desert island, most men picked a larger, curvier shape than expected. So guys are pretending to like a body type they don't actually prefer because they think other men prefer it!

    Humans are sick little monkeys.

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    - None can love freedom heartily, but good men; the rest love not freedom, but license. -- John Milton
  6. Re:Do not run! by Bryan_W · · Score: 0, Troll

    Are you actually suggesting that fat people swim to lose weight?
    *Shudder*