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Sarah_Jayne · 07-01-2005, 04:21 AM

Spam can help prod people to better health - study

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Spam can be good for you if it comes as a steady stream of e-mails nagging about healthy habits, Canadian researchers said on Thursday.

People who were spammed about healthy eating and keeping active, tended to exercise and lose weight, according to the researchers at the University of Alberta.

For 12 weeks, Dr. Ron Plotnikoff and colleagues sent weekly e-mail reminders to some volunteers at five large Canadian workplaces who were taking part in a larger study about exercise and health. More than 1,600 completed the full study.

Writing in the American Journal of Health Promotion, Plotnikoff said those who received the e-mail reminders exercised more and knew more about the benefits than those who did not.

They also reduced their mean body mass index, or BMI, a measure of body fat based on height and weight.

Those who did not get the e-mails actually gained some weight over the three-month study.

http://uk.news.yahoo.com/050630/80/fmd9x.html

Rhesus · 07-01-2005, 04:24 AM

Nah, what a bad study

sonofsam · 07-01-2005, 04:34 AM

"your honour, i didn't spam to make money... i did it to save lives." - Defendant

ps... yes i meant honour and not honor

mardigras · 07-01-2005, 04:35 AM

Well according to my spam, everybody is going in July and I am going to be a wealthy man due to being popular with royalty from many island nations.

darksoul · 07-01-2005, 04:49 AM

How the heck is that spam if those dudes volunteered ?

Furious_Female · 07-01-2005, 06:42 AM

Spam everyone on the net... at least 60 times

... a day

hehe

Seriously though, spammers do make a lot of people's lives better. I'm sure a lot of adult males are embarrassed to go to the doctor for Cialis and stuff like that. And hey, who doesn't want to get out of debt or refinance their high interest mortgage?

DamageX · 07-01-2005, 06:48 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Furious_Female

Seriously though, spammers do make a lot of people's lives better. I'm sure a lot of adult males are embarrassed to go to the doctor for Cialis and stuff like that. And hey, who doesn't want to get out of debt or refinance their high interest mortgage?

Haha, great point.

Antonio · 07-01-2005, 07:27 AM

well, you don't need spammer to nag at you, you can just get married ;)

Vitasoy · 07-01-2005, 07:38 AM

I bet they're spammers themselves ;)

Sarah_Jayne · 07-01-2005, 09:25 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Antonio

well, you don't need spammer to nag at you, you can just get married ;)

07-01-2005, 04:21 AM	#1
Sarah_Jayne Now with more Jayne Industry Role: Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 40,077	Researchers say spam can be good for you Spam can help prod people to better health - study WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Spam can be good for you if it comes as a steady stream of e-mails nagging about healthy habits, Canadian researchers said on Thursday. People who were spammed about healthy eating and keeping active, tended to exercise and lose weight, according to the researchers at the University of Alberta. For 12 weeks, Dr. Ron Plotnikoff and colleagues sent weekly e-mail reminders to some volunteers at five large Canadian workplaces who were taking part in a larger study about exercise and health. More than 1,600 completed the full study. Writing in the American Journal of Health Promotion, Plotnikoff said those who received the e-mail reminders exercised more and knew more about the benefits than those who did not. They also reduced their mean body mass index, or BMI, a measure of body fat based on height and weight. Those who did not get the e-mails actually gained some weight over the three-month study. http://uk.news.yahoo.com/050630/80/fmd9x.html

07-01-2005, 04:34 AM	#3
sonofsam Too lazy to set a custom title Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Vancouver Posts: 18,639	"your honour, i didn't spam to make money... i did it to save lives." - Defendant ps... yes i meant honour and not honor __________________ I like turtles.

07-01-2005, 04:35 AM	#4
mardigras Bon temps! Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: down yonder Posts: 14,194	Well according to my spam, everybody is going in July and I am going to be a wealthy man due to being popular with royalty from many island nations. __________________ .

07-01-2005, 04:49 AM	#5
darksoul Confirmed User Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: /root/ Posts: 4,997	How the heck is that spam if those dudes volunteered ? __________________ 1337 5y54\|)m1n: 157717888 BM-2cUBw4B2fgiYAfjkE7JvWaJMiUXD96n9tN Cambooth

07-01-2005, 06:42 AM	#6
Furious_Female Confirmed User Industry Role: Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Upstate, New York Posts: 8,187	Spam everyone on the net... at least 60 times ... a day hehe Seriously though, spammers do make a lot of people's lives better. I'm sure a lot of adult males are embarrassed to go to the doctor for Cialis and stuff like that. And hey, who doesn't want to get out of debt or refinance their high interest mortgage? __________________ Skype: j3nn.com ICQ 160370494 My current favorite high-converting sponsor: CrakRevenue

07-01-2005, 04:24 AM	#2
Rhesus Confirmed User Join Date: Aug 2004 Posts: 2,009	Nah, what a bad study

07-01-2005, 07:27 AM	#8
Antonio Too lazy to set a custom title Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Spartaaaaaaaaa Posts: 14,136	well, you don't need spammer to nag at you, you can just get married ;)

07-01-2005, 07:38 AM	#9
Vitasoy GFY HALL OF FAME DAMMIT!!! Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 58,202	I bet they're spammers themselves ;) __________________ [email protected]