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Visualisation of Spread of Obesity Through Social Networks

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Thanks to the New England Journal of Medicine, this 108 second long visualisation, hosted by the Washington Post) shows a network of friends connections (the original type of social network!) and how obesity spreads through it.

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I’d guess it’s about life styles and sharing it with friends. Who wouldn’t want to sit around, watch a DVD and eat pizza? Maybe the answer is to get out more, ditch your fat friends and avoid fast food. Even if you don’t live any longer, it will seem like it!

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Posted: December 8th, 2011 under mankind, visualisations.

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