5 Weird Things Associated With Getting Fat

Tuesday, March 12, 2013 - 12:30 in Psychology & Sociology

American flag Moving to America from another country with lower obesity rates is associated with weight gain. Wikimedia CommonsDo you like to travel? Is your friend obese? If so, science says you could be gaining weight right now... Ever read the comments section of an article about obesity in America? (Hello, calling the Hairpin.) If you've somehow escaped the experience, I advise you to continue escaping it. Otherwise, you probably already know there's always someone who says something like, "It's just about calories in versus calories out! So get off the couch already!" It's not that simple, of course. There are actually a lot of sort of weird things that are associated with weight gain and obesity, not least of which is where your calories actually come from. One of those weird things is how much sleep you get, which researchers have known about for years. In 2004, the leaders of the...

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