Marriage more than tripled the risk of obesity in men, while no such link was found in women. Scientists explain this link by the fact that after marriage, men eat more and exercise less, while women feel more social pressure and therefore try to stay slim. About this told edition of The Guardian.
Researchers analyzed the medical records of nearly 2500 Poles with an average age of 50, meaning the study included people who had been married for a long time. As it turned out, marriage increased the risk of being overweight by 62 percent in men and by 39 percent in women.
The researchers also found that age was a strong factor in obesity and overweight. Each additional year increased the risk of being overweight by three percent in men and by four percent in women. As for obesity, it increased by four percent in men and six percent in women with each additional year. This may partly explain why men are at higher risk of obesity and overweight in marriage, as they tend to get married at an older age than women.
However, women were found to have risk factors for obesity that men did not. For example, having depression doubled the risk of obesity. In addition, a lack of knowledge about one's own health increased this risk by 43 percent, and women from smaller settlements were more likely to be obese. Because men and women have different factors for obesity, prevention programs should be different, the researchers believe.
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