Home » Psychology news » Are Your Friends An Influence On Your Weight? Probably

Are Your Friends An Influence On Your Weight? Probably

July 11, 2012 by

How much your friends weigh could influence your own weight, according to a new study published in the journal PLoS ONE. Researchers from Loyola University found that students were likely to gain weight if their friends were heavier than they were. However, if their friends were leaner, they were more likely to slim down, or gain weight at a slower pace. In addition, David Shoham, Ph.D...

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

*

You may use these HTML tags and attributes: <a href="" title=""> <abbr title=""> <acronym title=""> <b> <blockquote cite=""> <cite> <code> <del datetime=""> <em> <i> <q cite=""> <strike> <strong>