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If your friends and family get fat, chances are you will too. 
According to a recent study, obesity is "socially contagious" and can spread easily from person to person. 
Friends who are hundreds of miles away have just as much impact on a person's weight status as friends who are right next door. 
The study found a person's chances of becoming obese went up 57 percent if a friend did, 40 percent if a sibling did and 37 percent if a spouse did. 
Researchers think it's more than just people with similar eating and exercise habits hanging out together. Instead, it may be that having relatives and friends who become obese changes one's idea of what is an acceptable weight. 
Despite their findings, the researchers said people should not sever their relationships. 
They said there is a ton of research that suggests that having more friends makes people healthier. So the last thing that people want to do is get rid of any of their friends. 

contagious - Transmissible by direct or indirect contact; communicable: a contagious disease. Louis is contagious right now. We could get sick if we stay too close to him.  
贬义---有传染性的；有传染病的 
褒义----易传染的；有感染力的 
贬义褒用 Her laughter's contagious! 她的笑声富于感染力！  
a contagious smile. 
有感染力的笑容  

sibling -One of two or more individuals having one or both parents in common; a brother or sister. I have one sibling, a younger brother aged 23.  
 同胞；兄弟姐妹  cousin表/堂兄弟姐妹   

spouse A marriage partner; a husband or wife. 夫；妻；配偶的一方 
肥胖具有“社会传染性”，很容易在人与人之间传播。 
即使亲朋好友住得很远，这种情况也不可避免。 
住在几百英里远的朋友对一个人体重的影响与住在隔壁的朋友同样大。”

acceptable - Worthy of being accepted.  可接受的；受欢迎的 
1.   Adequate to satisfy a need, requirement, or standard; satisfactory.  
 A score of 1600 on the SAT is acceptable for more schools.  
 Scholastic Aptitude Test 学术智能测验;   

这并不只是几个饮食和锻炼习惯相似的人总呆在一起造成的，可能是因为亲朋好友发胖会改变一个人对于“可接受体重”的概念。  

sever分成两半；切成两段，分开； 离开；使隔开 
1.   To set or keep apart; divide or separate.  
2.   To cut off (a part) from a whole.  
3.   To break up (a relationship, for example); dissolve   (7/31 LP)

Sign~  ;)  It reminds me Dear Toad's Msn Signature -_-!

G阿姨 －languish vi 减少，凋委... ...