Many of us have role models but do they impact our health?

As the Olympics were taking place recently I started to think about

this and in this episode I look at some studies and reveal their 

interesting findings.

Role models (an alternative view): https://www.spectator.co.uk/article/the-problem-with-role-models/

Smoking in popular culture: https://truthinitiative.org/research-resources/tobacco-pop-culture/why-smoking-still-being-glamorized-media-and-pop-culture

Study 1: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/380209172_Health_Motivation_in_the_Influencer_Era_Analyzing_Entertainment_Personal_and_Social_Media_Role_Models

Study 2: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9421350/

Study 2 questionnaire: https://redcap.ctsi.psu.edu/surveys/index.php?s=4L973C8FFL

The importance of mentoring: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2352144/

Chasing your hero: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wD2cVhC-63I

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