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A new study claims that people who seek lose weight, can achieve good results if they are actively Chat with other people online. This fact allows suggest social networks can help fight the epidemic obesity, researchers say.
In a study, scientists interviewed 22,400 people who take part in the large international program “weight control online. “Scientists have focused on 5,400 people, participating in the program for more than six months and publishing their weight loss gains at least twice during this period of time.
The researchers found that the most significant factor that influenced weight loss – active communication in social networks. Those, who, did not make friends in online communities, on average reduced the mass their body by only 4.1%. People on the other hand having eight and more friends, reduced body weight by 5.2%. Actively communicating people whose circle of friends numbered about 1,500 people lost weight by 6.8%. Online lovers who regularly communicated with more than 1500 friends, reduced their body weight 8.3%.
Experts concluded that socially connected people are easier achieve their goals, because they are constantly supported like-minded people. Perhaps groups of anonymous alcoholics or people who decide to quit smoking. If people will be social support, then any of these endeavors, rather total will be successful. As for those who want to lose kilograms, the researchers decided to implement a control program weight at the national level in the USA, and in the future this the program will cost Internet users much cheaper than Today.
Obesity has become a global problem of our time. In the world from over half a billion adults are overweight. The obesity epidemic increases the risk of chronic diseases throughout the world, for example, such as cardiovascular disease and diabetes.
Online Weight Control Program Website Can Help Get Rid Of obesity to many people, and Internet communities to render – moral support.
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