Men gain weight after marriage! 

It’s useful for individuals to understand which social factors may influence weight gain, especially common ones such as marriage and parenthood so that they can make informed decisions about their health and well-being.

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Study Says:

• Putting paid to the idea that married couples have better physical health because of increased social support.
• A new study has found that marriage actually makes men fatter.
• In addition, the early days of fatherhood add to the problem.
• The findings, published in the journal Social Science & Medicine.
• Confirms the theory that people who are single but seeking marriage have more incentive to stay fit.
• fFurthermore, make more effort than those who are married.
• Joanna Syrda from the University of Bath in England.
• Said,it’s useful for individuals to understand which social factors may influence weight gain.
• Especially common ones such as marriage and parenthood.
• So that they can make informed decisions about their health and well-being.

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Study Suggests:

• The study suggests that married men who want to avoid increases in Body Mass Index (BMI).
• They should be mindful of their own changing motivation, behaviour and eating habits.
• Given major public health concerns about obesity, understanding more about the social science factors.
• That can cause weight fluctuation is important.

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Study of Heterosexual couples:

• The study of heterosexual couples in the US, between 1999 and 2013.
• It used data from the Panel Study of Income Dynamics.
• The researchers found that married men have a higher BMI than their non-married counterparts, adding approximately 1.4 kg to the scales.
• There was no effect on male BMI if their wife became pregnant.
• But in the early years after childbirth men gained weight.
• It takes the period just before and after divorce to register a dip in male BMI, the findings showed.
• The study supports the theory that marriage leads to more social occasions involving richer foods, or more regular meals for men.

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