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Marriage and divorce are life-changing events, the effects of which
are evident in innumerable ways — including on the bathroom scale.
Both marriage and divorce appear to lead to weight gain among
couples, but each occasion affects men and women differently, according
to a new study. Researchers from Ohio State University found that women
tended to gain more weight than men after marriage, while after a
divorce, men’s girth expanded more than women’s.
Previous studies of weight gain and coupledom have looked at average
gains and losses, but sociology professor Zhenchao Qian and his doctoral
student Dmitry Tumin decided to break down the weight effects by gender
to better understand whether marital transitions affected men
differently than women.
The researchers looked at survey data from a nationally
representative sample of more than 10,000 men and women who were 14 to
22 years old when the survey began in 1979. The participants were
questioned every year until 1994, and then every other year afterward.
The scientists found interesting gender differences when they focused
on the two-year mark after a marriage or divorce. Although both men and
women who married tended to gain weight compared with their
counterparts who stayed single, women tended to gain more weight than
men.
Two years after a divorce, separated partners tended to be heavier
compared with couples who remained married, but conversely, men posted
larger weight gains than women.
The study did not delve into what particular lifestyle habits — in
diet or physical activity, for example — may have changed after either
marriage or divorce to lead to weight gain, but the relationship between
weight and life events remained strong after the researchers accounted
for potential confounding factors such as race, obesity at the start of
the study, education and income.
Qian and Tumin have some theories, based on previous research by
others on the subject. Following marriage, the researchers suggest,
wives may encourage their husbands to adopt a healthier lifestyle,
helping men maintain their weight or even lose a few excess pounds.
After divorce, however, men may return to their pound-packing habits.
Women, on the other hand, may tend to eat more and exercise less
after getting married and starting a family because of the stresses of
child bearing and maintaining a household.
“Marital transitions, like any change in life, have an impact on
people,” says Qian. “There is a shock to these events, and our research
shows that men and women deal with them differently. Never-married women
tend to take care of their health and body more carefully than
never-married men, for example, so after marriage, women are more likely
to gain compared to their never-married counterparts. Men, on the other
hand, gain from the supervision that comes with being part of a family,
so they tend to lose weight after marriage compared to women.”
The effects were strongest among those who were 30 or older at the
time they married or divorced. Younger people didn’t show as consistent a
pattern in weight gain or loss after such events.
The new data are being presented on Monday in Las Vegas at the annual meeting of the American Sociological Association.
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Post Marital Weight Gain & Effects:
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I have observed the trend of married couple gaining extreme weight a little after marriage.
It is also common to hear stories of husbands cheating on their wives with the excuse of their wives having become obess after marriage.
It is not peculiar to women alone, as i have seen men (myself included.lol) developing rounded backs, bigger heads and pot-bellies.
What is in marriage that brings so much change to a persons weight.?
This observation is not 100% as we have ppl who still maintain their stature.
It is also common to hear stories of husbands cheating on their wives with the excuse of their wives having become obess after marriage.
It is not peculiar to women alone, as i have seen men (myself included.lol) developing rounded backs, bigger heads and pot-bellies.
What is in marriage that brings so much change to a persons weight.?
This observation is not 100% as we have ppl who still maintain their stature.
When you are married to the right person, even, if you are yet to be
rich, there is this rest of mind that you enjoy, which can make a person
to gain more weight.
As for men, there is reduction in their stress of getting what to eat, i mean, its not easy for one to leave ones place of work and direct to the kitchen, what the bachelors normally do is to either be a regular customer at an eatery, or depends on junks, most times, bread and softdrinks, or garium sodium(garri), all these are settled once he gets married, which are contributory to their weight gain, as well as the rest of mind as a result of getting married to the right woman.
As for women, pregnancy, childbirths and contraceptives (family planning)plays major roles in weight gain, in addition to the rest of mind as a result of getting married to the right man.
However, it is advisable for one to try as much as one could, to maintain a healthy and attractive stature, and to stay fit.
May God help us all.
As for men, there is reduction in their stress of getting what to eat, i mean, its not easy for one to leave ones place of work and direct to the kitchen, what the bachelors normally do is to either be a regular customer at an eatery, or depends on junks, most times, bread and softdrinks, or garium sodium(garri), all these are settled once he gets married, which are contributory to their weight gain, as well as the rest of mind as a result of getting married to the right woman.
As for women, pregnancy, childbirths and contraceptives (family planning)plays major roles in weight gain, in addition to the rest of mind as a result of getting married to the right man.
However, it is advisable for one to try as much as one could, to maintain a healthy and attractive stature, and to stay fit.
May God help us all.
Contraceptive or not,Indiscipline plays a major role
in weight gain.this applies to the man and woman.so just because you
gave birth is that why you can't have a flat tummy again.How many wives
still engage in Tummy trimming exercise?Flimsy excuse is the order of
the day.
The weight thing is really an issue for some,my husband has added
significantly,none of his clothes as a single man can fit him any
more.Thank God I don't have to deal with this because I don't know how I
will survive with a dieting regime.Like GreatGod said,I think the whole
thing is wounded around the factors she raised.
The employment of househelps might be contributing to marital weight gains(housewives especially),naturally one will add weight watching African magic week to week.The chores that might help you burn some fats will be abandoned for the housegirl,while the lady stay idle and add weight.
My weight has been static since I got married,probably because chores won't let me add some flesh.Avoiding weight gain is one of the reasons am convinced I don't need a househelp.Exclusive breastfeeding can help the ladies keep it in check too.
The employment of househelps might be contributing to marital weight gains(housewives especially),naturally one will add weight watching African magic week to week.The chores that might help you burn some fats will be abandoned for the housegirl,while the lady stay idle and add weight.
My weight has been static since I got married,probably because chores won't let me add some flesh.Avoiding weight gain is one of the reasons am convinced I don't need a househelp.Exclusive breastfeeding can help the ladies keep it in check too.
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