The Spread of Obesity in a Large Social Network over 32 Years

The prevalence of obesity has increased substantially over the past 30 years. We performed a quantitative analysis of the nature and extent of the person-to-person spread of obesity as a possible factor contributing to the obesity epidemic.

From the Department of Health Care Policy, Harvard Medical School, Boston (N.A.C.); the Department of Medicine, Mt. Auburn Hospital, Cambridge, MA (N.A.C.); the Department of Sociology, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA (N.A.C.); and the Department of Political Science, University of California, San Diego, San Diego (J.H.F.).

Address reprint requests to Dr. Christakis at the Department of Health Care Policy, Harvard Medical School, 180 Longwood Ave., Boston, MA 02115, or at [email protected].

N Engl J Med 2007;357:370-9.

Source: The New England Journal of Medicine, downloaded from nejm.org

 

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