Seeing what your friends are eating on social media may influence your eating habits, says new study

Seeing what your friends are eating on Facebook could influence your own diet, according to new research. — AFP Relaxnews

New UK research has found we tend to eat more healthy foods, or conversely more unhealthy food, if we see our friends doing the same on social media.

Carried out by researchers at Aston University, the new study recruited 369 university students and asked them to report their body mass index (BMI) as well as their daily consumption of fruit, vegetables, 'energy-dense snacks' and sugary drinks. They were also asked to estimate how often their Facebook peers ate these foods on a daily basis.