Study suggests Twitter can help shed extra pounds

Researchers are looking into whether Facebook provides the same help to dieters.

A new study shows that the micro-blogging giant could help you shed the pounds, 140-characters at a time—indirectly, of course.

The University of South Carolina’s Arnold School of Public Health finds that Twitter “is a valuable support system for helping people lose weight.”

From an article on the South Carolina site:

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