Get Up And Do Something: Being popular on Facebook will make you fat

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Being popular on Facebook will make you fat Jan 11th 2013, 11:18 Blame Mark Zuckerberg for your belly. While a new study in the Journal of Consumer Research finds that just 5 minutes on Facebook can temporarily improve your self-esteem when you focus on close friends, here's the bad news: Enhanced self-esteem actually reduces your self-control when you make decisions, like choosing a snack, after browsing. Researchers surveyed 470 people about their Internet and Facebook use, plus their health and financial behaviors offline. The results: Frequent users with strong friend ties had an approximate BMI of 26, while infrequent Facebookers had an approximate BMI of 24. (A BMI of 18.5 to 24.9 is considered healthy.) High use was also linked to an increase in binge eating.

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