PassageA(2019中考日常生活类训练)Couldyourbestfriendmakeyoufat
Researcherswhohavestudied“networks”ofobesity(肥胖)thinkso:theyfoundthatifsomeone'sfriendbecomesobese,thatperson'schancesofbecomingobeseincreasebymorethanhalf
Brothersorsistersandahusbandorawifealsohaveaninfluence,althoughreduced_peoplewhosebrothersorsistersbecameobesewere40percentmorelikelytogrowobese,whilepeoplewhosehusbandorwifebecameobesewere37percentmorelikelyto
“Thisisthefirststudytoshowhowobesityspreadsthroughthesocialnetworkfrompersontoperson,”JamesFowleroftheUniversityofCalifornia,SanDiego,whoworkedonthestudy,toldinatelephoneinterviewing
Theresearcherssaidtheirfindingsshowthatobesityiscontagious—notlikeaviruswhichiscontagious,butinasocialsense
ItmayhelpexplainwhyobesityisworseningacrosstheUnitedStates,withtwothirdsofAmeri