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Wednesday, May 22, 2013

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Do childhood friends play a role in obesity?

Peers may strongly influence health behaviors. Courtesy Visit Londonderry.

Some studies show that health behaviors tend to spread within groups of friends like a virus — meaning that if your friends tend to be overweight or obese, chances are, you will be, too. But can the same be said for young children? A new study to be published in the June 2012 issue of Pediatrics [...]

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