Jessica Watson has a Facebook friend who seems unusually interested in advising her how to eat healthy, loves to post things like the “Best 50 Workout Songs of the Year,” and occasionally throws out inspirations like this one from a few weeks ago: “Dream and give yourself permission to envision a YOU that you choose to be.”

And just who is this incredibly upbeat, health-conscious buddy, with a propensity to post quotable quotes, and recipes for things such as low-carb pumpkin muffins?

Her doctor.

Actually, it is her doctor’s office, the Surgical Weight Control Center of Las Vegas, which has had a Facebook page for about three years as a way to keep patients connected to the practice. It seems to be working. Surgical Weight Control Center of Las Vegas now has about 300 “likes” on its page, including folks such as Watson, a 28-year-old office manager at a local law firm, who checks her updates on a regular basis via cellphone.

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