Obesity also carries a risk of "infection"

Is obesity contagious? Actually, there is some truth

According to reports, if a person makes friends with a fat person, his chance of developing obesity will increase by 57%.

Making friends with fat people will make you fat because fat people will affect your endocrine system? In this regard, Professor Wang Jian, director of the Endocrinology Department of Nanjing General Hospital of Nanjing Military Region, said that this makes no sense. When fat and thin people are together, their aura alone cannot affect each other's endocrine, nor will it cause endocrine disorders.

However, from a social psychological perspective, there is some reason why you will become fat when you are with fat people. Being with fat people will produce a behavioral convergence, which means that the living habits and behavioral patterns of the two people will gradually affect and then become the same.

For example, some fat people have a good appetite and like to eat high-fat foods. Or he likes to overeat, then if you stay with a fat person, your appetite may become very good. If you eat more involuntarily, you may get fat.

In addition, if your fat friend doesn't like exercise and spends a long time with him, you may develop a bad habit of not exercising, which will also lead to weight gain.

Expert advice: Healthy living habits are the most important

Being with thin people doesn't necessarily make you lose weight. For psychological reasons, I may be psychologically stimulated and I want to become thinner.

In life, girls will also encounter this situation. Girls who live in the same dormitory will gradually approach over time. So what are the similarities and differences between this phenomenon and the near-obese people? Relevant experts say that these two phenomena are different. There are many reasons for getting fat, and genetics and living habits are all related to getting fat. Girls 'periods may be caused by the mutual regulation of pheromones in the human body, which affects the rhythm within the body.

Experts also pointed out that the phenomenon of "infection" of obesity may exist, but it is more caused by psychological reasons and has no direct relationship with human endocrine. Experts suggest that only by adhering to healthy living habits can your body be healthier.