Women gain weight after marriage, men after divorce

A recent study shows that women have a greater tendency to gain weight after marriage, while men do after a divorce. Specialists of sociology at Ohio State University, observed weight gain in the two years after marriage or divorce on more than 10,000 people in the U.S., surveyed between 1986 and 2008. And this was ...

"Divorces for men and, to some extent, marriages for women, promote weight gain that could be large enough to pose a health risk," he said Tumin. The study did not examine the reasons why a significant weight gain is more likely for men after divorce and women after marriage, but the findings are consistent with previous research. "Oftentimes, married women play a larger role in the house that the men, and may have less time to exercise and stay in good shape similar to single women, "theorized in the press release of the study co-author and professor of sociology Zhenchao Qian. "On the other hand, studies show that men married get a health benefit of marriage, and lose that benefit when they divorce, which could lead to weight gain. " The researchers also found that over thirty people were more likely to gain weight after marriage or divorce, and the risk became more powerful as people aged.