| You can only lead the horse to the water, you | | | | Saturday. Now it might seem a little clearer why it |
| cannot make him/her drink. If you can get your | | | | is that most knickers may no longer fit as loosely |
| friends involved then great, but if not, lead by | | | | as they used to. |
| example and at least make the positive change | | | | And if your friend was of the same gender, that |
| for yourself | | | | jumped to 71%! |
| 3. Join a support group and make new friends. | | | | When your friend becomes obese, you have a |
| Find people who are into what you're into. If you | | | | 57% risk yourself! |
| like biking but your current friends don't then find | | | | 37% elevated risk to their partner. |
| some friends that do like biking. Support groups | | | | There was a 40% incrased risk a sibling would |
| for almost any activity can be found all over. | | | | become obese if one of the players plumped up. |
| 2. Be the leader, not the follower. Advise and | | | | As part of the now famous Framingham Heart |
| bring better foods to get togethers | | | | Study, the 12,000+ subjects were asked to |
| 1. Get active. If your friends and family want to | | | | provide a list of family members and one close |
| have some fun with you and you have to be | | | | friend. The patterns of weight gain over time in |
| together through thick and thin then go for the | | | | study players, family, and friends were then |
| thin. Go walking, biking, hiking, roller skating, | | | | studied. |
| whatever. Just get active. | | | | Here is some persuasive evidence. |
| The good news is you can do something to | | | | Im not saying by merely shaking someones hand |
| prevent catching this highly corrupting disease | | | | you're going to instantaneously inherit their body; |
| called obesity. | | | | however, if you expend an substantial amount of |
| Some Other odd finding is that proximity didn't | | | | time with people who live an unhealthy lifestyle, its |
| have any bearing on these people and their | | | | doomed to rub off. |
| weight changes. It all had to do with association. | | | | If you're spending also much time around other |
| You could live in New York and have a best friend | | | | people who are overweight or obese, you are |
| in Hawaii and that would not break the pattern at | | | | probably to increase belly fat too! |
| all if you just maintained your ties with that | | | | When you're around individuals with a cold or the |
| person. | | | | flu, your probabilities are higher for getting that |
| Some guys, getting together on a Sunday to | | | | same cold or flu. Well, same goes with overweight |
| watch the game, senselessly chomping on some | | | | and obesity! |
| super fattening guy food suddenly DUDE, wheres | | | | Its true. Fat and corpulency are transmissible. |
| my feet? A comment usually only heard by | | | | Strange, right? |
| women who are 9 months pregnant! | | | | You know what else is transmissible? Obesity. |
| Picture a few girls hanging out, drinking beer or | | | | Theres a tummy germ going about. Everywhere |
| wine (or whatever it is women drink), snacking on | | | | one turns we learn of another person who has |
| chips and just having a gold old time. Imagine this | | | | gotten sick. It must be contractable. |
| happens at least once a week like Friday or | | | | |