Is Obesity Contagious?

<p dir="auto">When it comes to health, you want to be certain.</p> <p dir="auto">Our goal is for people to take their health back from years of abuse due to poor eating habits, poor water consumption and sleep deprivation, among other factors.</p> <p dir="auto">If we want to achieve that goal, we need people to strongly believe in us. We need people to see that we did the research and put in the work.</p> <p dir="auto">We built a culture where people look to empirical data, scholarly articles, scientific studies, and credible sources before making decisions that affect health.</p> <p dir="auto">One such article is from The New England Journal of Medicine where they showcase a study, made by N. A. Christakis, and J. H. Fowler, on the spread of obesity in a large social network over 32 years.</p> <p dir="auto">Results show that people’s chances of becoming obese increase by 57% if s/he has a friend who is obese in a given interval.</p> <p dir="auto">Among pairs of adult siblings, there’s a 40% increased chance of one becoming obese if the other is obese.</p> <p dir="auto">Furthermore, if one spouse is obese, the other has a 37% increased chance of becoming the same.</p> <p dir="auto">One conclusion derived from the study is that obesity appears to spread through social ties.</p> <p dir="auto">Did that pique your interest? Is obesity really contagious?</p> <p dir="auto">Let’s explore the dynamics of obesity, impacts of social ties to health, and what we can do to combat this phenomenon.</p> <p dir="auto">Here is the link to the study that I read on this episode.  <a href= "https://www.nejm.org/doi/pdf/10.1056/NEJMsa066082?articleTools=true" target="_blank" rel= "nofollow noopener noreferrer">https://www.nejm.org/doi/pdf/10.1056/NEJMsa066082?articleTools=true</a></p> <p dir="auto">——<br /> Tune in to this week's episode to learn more about safeguarding your health and spreading good eating habits for good health.</p> <p>Tune in to this week's episode to learn more about cutting through noise and taking back a healthy