Marriage & Divorce 'Up Weight'

[Chatsie]

Both marriage and divorce can trigger weight gain, according to research being presented at the American Sociological Association.



There is an increased risk of piling on the pounds in the two years after a marriage starts or ends, according to their study of 10,071 people.



Newly-married women were at greatest risk of large weight gains.



Some gains may pose a health risk, say the authors from Ohio State University.



The study followed people from 1986 to 2008 and monitored changes in body mass index (BMI) - a weight/height ratio measurement - and marital status.



The researchers compared the BMI of people who married or divorced with those who were already married or stayed single.



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Do you believe this ?

 

[Rapunzel]

Yes, I think there's a lot of weight behind this fact. (Lol. Unintentional pun.)

I think once people marry they settle down into a new routine and money once spent on dressing up and going out is instead spent on mortgages and redecorating and as a treat couples will spend a little spare cash on enjoying a nice meal together. It makes sense really.

 

[Chatsie]

I'm a bit skeptical, but then I'm skeptical about most of

these kinds of studies.

 

[Rapunzel]

Also, every bride I've ever known has gone on a diet for months before her wedding, so that she can look beautiful in her dress.

I guess that after the wedding they feel they can eat normally again.

Also, you often find that once you start to put weight on again - having lost it - it goes back on twice as fast!