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Healthy friends leads to healthy habits

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Surrounding yourself with healthy friends could make you have healthy habits.

Researchers created an online social network focused on health and fitness.

People who were matched with online “health buddies” with similar ages, fitness levels and diet preferences were three times as likely to make healthy lifestyle changes than those who were assigned random matches.

Experts say we’re more motivated to make changes when we’re held accountable by our peers.