Is obesity contagious?

Is obesity contagious?

A recent study has concluded that obesity may be spreading socially through friends and family. Researchers claim that friends of obese people are 57% more likely to become obese themselves.

What do you think? Is it possible for obesity to spread in this way?

 

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  1.  
    iris from leeds says:
    Aug 30, 14:19

    what a load of old tosh. if obesity is contagious maybe it can also apply to underweight people.if so if all obese people palled up with someone who is underweight surely this would make us all perfect & put a stop to trying one crazy diet after another,also put a great many people out of work as there would be no need for people to invent yet another diet which does not work

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    Sid from Sidsmouth says:
    Aug 27, 00:14

    I think obesity is contagious--my brother was always huge and suffered from a foot complaint, now I've caught it--'cos I can't kep me feet out of the pantry either.

  3.  
    dave from surrey says:
    Aug 22, 00:05

    That's ridiculous!! they've got so much money they can't be bothered to do anything for themselves.

    That is why they are fat. No incentive to 'work' or as it might be said, use anything.. body mind our spirit. No aim, no goal in life.

    They are just fat. It's story time!

    Jdg 3:20 And Ehud came to him as he was sitting alone in his cool roof chamber. And Ehud said, "I have a message from God for you." And he arose from his seat.
    Jdg 3:21 And Ehud reached with his left hand, took the sword from his right thigh, and thrust it into his belly.
    Jdg 3:22 And the hilt also went in after the blade, and the fat closed over the blade, for he did not pull the sword out of his belly; and the dung came out.
    Jdg 3:23 Then Ehud went out into the porch and closed the doors of the roof chamber behind him and locked them.

    That's why the bible isn't true!

  4.  
    Fatty bum bum from Size 30 Dress says:
    Aug 21, 14:41

    please don't stand too close to me..i might get fat!

  5.  
    mojo from liverpool says:
    Aug 3, 19:16

    At last..experts have come up with an answer for fat people.Nothing wrong with genes,they are just greedy.I would never have thought of that one It's brilliant.

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