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IMPACTS OF SOCIAL NETWORKS AND SPACE ON OBESITY The Rights and Wrongs of Social Network Analysis . THE SPREAD OF OBESITY IN A LARGE SOCIAL NETWORK OVER 32 YEARS Nicholas A. Christakis James D. Fowler effect, conclude that social networks inhibit the spread of obesity. . While social epidemiological research has examined the influence of social networks, social capital, and social environments on obesity, this research has yet to be translated into the design of social relational or network interventions that address obesity.
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Dec 9, 2018
Research on social networks, social capital and obesity needs to address the question of how social relationships or social capital adds to one’s weight or adiposity. Poortinga (2006) and Moore (2009) found no evidence of health behavioral factors, such as physical activity or smoking, mediating the association of social capital with obesity. . MyObesityTeam is the social network for those living with obesity. Get the emotional support you need from others like you, and gain practical advice and insights on managing treatment or therapies for obesity.
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Dec 6, 2018
Summary: There is increasing evidence that social influence and social network structures are significant factors in obesity. Deeper understanding of the mechanisms of action and dynamics of. Research suggests that the normalization of overweight is more a consequence of increasing obesity prevalence than it is a cause. 3,4 That is, prior changes in the economic and social environment—such as increased access to inexpensive and ready-to-eat food—contributed to significant increases in average body mass index (BMI) …
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/4/2010 New England Journal of Medicine 357(4): 370-379 (July 2007). The ideal experiment to test whether multigenerational obesity is spread within a social network would be to randomize a group of nonobese parents with nonobese adolescent children to live in environments with a low or high proportion of families with obesity.
