Users of an online weight loss programme lost more when they participated in the social group, compared to more isolated users, a new study finds.
Both the number and the type of friends was important, said Luis A. Nunes Amaral, senior author of the analysis of the online community of Calorie King, a paid online weight loss programme with social networking features.
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