Change in BMI accurately predicted by social exposure to acquaintances.

Research has mostly focused on obesity and not on processes of BMI change more generally, although these may be key factors that lead to obesity. Studies have suggested that obesity is affected by social ties. However these studies used survey based data collection techniques that may be biased towa...

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Main Authors: Rahman O Oloritun, Taha B M J Ouarda, Sai Moturu, Anmol Madan, Alex Sandy Pentland, Inas Khayal
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3835855?pdf=render