Friendship as a social mechanism influencing body mass index (BMI) among emerging adults.

BACKGROUND:Social relationships have been proposed as a significant factor shaping obesity risk. The first year of college, a period of major social, behavioral, and weight changes, provides a context well-suited to tracking longitudinally the impact of shifting friendships on weight outcomes. This...

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Main Authors: Meg Bruening, Irene van Woerden, David R Schaefer, Daniel Hruschka, Alexandra Brewis, Corrie M Whisner, Genevieve F Dunton, Michael Todd, Punam Ohri-Vachaspati, Melissa N Laska
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2018-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0208894