Benefits Think Facebook = fat … sort of

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With close to 80 million Americans now obese, employers need every wellness weapon at their disposal to help employees make better nutritional, activity and lifestyle choices. They may have a bit of new ammo in the form of a report in the Journal of Consumer Research, which finds that a five-minute visit to Facebook lowers users’ self-control in decisionmaking, including decisions about what to eat.


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