American University concludes: Fatty can spread from person to person!

According to a new report by scientists in the US, when playing with many fat friends, I also tend to gain weight.

When you have many people who are overweight or obese, there is more than 50% chance that you will gain weight with them. If the friendship is closer, the risk of getting fat increases by three times. This is a study by scientists from the University of Southern California (USA), after analyzing data of more than 12,000 people in 32 years.

According to Professor Nicholas Christaki working at Harvard Medical University, your awareness of obesity is sometimes affected by those around you. When a friend of yours gets fat, it means that you will have a different perspective on how your body is proportioned. So saying that people who are obese are able to attract friends to gain weight with them.

"You will change your mind about the ideal body model after looking at people around you," said Professor Christakis.

People who are obese are able to attract friends to gain weight with them.(Photo: BS).

In addition, if you are in a community with a high proportion of obese people, you will be affected by factors such as genetics, biological characteristics and eating behaviors of those who live there. This suggests that obesity can be transmitted through social relationships.

Researchers from the University of Hawaii also conducted a survey of 5,000 young people, and also achieved similar results.

"When you eat with overweight friends, you tend to eat the same foods with them. And as a result, you will gain weight," the team of scientists said.

If you're with a community of obese people, it's easy that you will be obese.(Illustration).

But not so that you should stop being friends with obese people, because friends generally benefit you, just that you should keep yourself "bonsai" friends for you and those Obese friends can learn from their diet.

Both results show that a healthy, well-proportioned person can effectively influence their friends and community in a positive way. Therefore, to prevent obesity, we need to change non-personal eating and living practices, but also a group of people.