Social media--it can help you keep up with friends, stay on top of the news, and maybe even fit into your skinny jeans. Because a study shows that using Twitter can help people lose weight. The results appear in the journal Translational Behavioral Medicine . [Gabrielle Turner-McGrievy and Deborah Tate, Weight loss social support in 140 characters or less: use of an online social network in a remotely delivered weight loss intervention ]

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