spreading like wildfire?

[ellisdsme]

NYT has an interesting article this morning This study says that obesity spreads through social networks, primarily between friends (as opposed to family or neighbors). The problem I see, that was not mentioned, is that friends tend to be the same age, where as neighbors and family are usually different ages. Might people in the same stages of

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[ladybecka]

Interesting. it's amazing the things people come up with to study!

[ellisdsme]

meh, I think its a pretty popular thing to study: why is our country so much fatter than everywhere else and how can we fix it are important questions. And, in my experience, my weight DOES fluctuate a lot based on the weight of the people I hang out with most, within a certain range. i think it was a good stab, but the solution is super complicated and this research cant answer it all in one go.

[ladybecka]

But if you hang out with skinny people, and you're the heaviest one among then, won't that cause them to gain weight? So if we follow that logic, we will get rid of all the skinny people in the country! ;)

[ellisdsme]

Or maybe well find a nice middle ground? Maybe you have to have a dominant weight like a dominant period :) ?

[eowynredleaf]

Hey Linden, will you be my freind.

On an unrelated note. I saw Over the Hedge last night. The squirrel really reminded me of you.

[ellisdsme]

Im always your friend! But havnt you lost like soooo much weight from your recent ordeals? Last time I heard you were shedding at an alarming rate! like a kitty cat!...?

Yes, Ive been told that about the squirrel before ;)

When are we getting together??