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 Get married? Fat chance!
Couples who marry or live together are more than twice...
North Carolina | USA
Updated On: 6/19/2009
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Couples who marry or live together are more than twice as likely to become obese than those who live apart, say scientists.
A new study, to be published in the journal Obesity, also showed that the risk of obesity rises the longer people live together, reports the Daily Telegraph.
Penny Gordon-Larsen, associate professor of nutrition at the University of North Carolina, found some positive health benefits to marriage, including decreased cigarette smoking and lower mortality.
But she added: "We also see greater weight gain than in others of the same age, and greater risk of obesity.
"Maybe the cause of weight gain is not just age, but the pressure of shifting behaviours that result in weight gain."
She said people living together tended to eat meals together, possibly cooking bigger meals or eating out more often than they did when they were single.
They were more likely to watch television together instead of going to the gym or playing a sport.
She added: "Maybe this a good time to intervene with these young couples and get them to have a more positive effect on each other.
"They can be good influences on each other. That may be how they can avoid the extra pounds now associated with marriage."
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