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Hardly has a lonely job experience of a person to stop smoking. American experts, however, found that quitting smoking can be contagious, because people are actually away from the harmful habit not singly but in groups, given Reuters.

Researchers from Harvard University jointly with their packages of time before the University of California found that obesity may be socially contagious, as people are influenced by others, recalls the agency.

"The data from this study suggest that social relationships influence the behavior and decisions related to health. People are strongly influenced by others in their social sphere, "said Dr. Richard Houds by the National Institute on Aging, with financial support which made the survey.

Researchers analyzed data on 12 067 people participated in the study Framingam – study of the health and habits of almost an entire town in Massachusetts, lasted 32 years.

Analysis of major social networks shows that under the influence of surrounding people give up smoking in large groups and at the same time, even if they do not know each other, explain the authors of the study.

Experts added that family and friendly environments also affect the withdrawal from the harmful habit, as most spouses have influence, followed by friends and brothers or sisters. BTA