Men Gain Weight After Divorce, Women After Marriage

Men ,want to gain weight? Get divorced.

Women, want to gain weight? Get married.

A new study shows that women gain the most weight after getting married and men gain the most weight after getting divorced.

The researchers point out that “For men, the risk of a large weight gain increased most prominently after a divorce. But for women, the risk of a large weight gain was most likely after marriage. “Clearly, the effect of marital transitions on weight changes differs by gender,”

So weight gain? What are we talking about here,?Five, six pounds? Nope , often people gain more than 20 pounds. Again women after they get married, men after they get divorced.

Why does this happen? Researchers think that women gain weight after marriage because,”Married women often have a larger role around the house than men do, and they may have less time to exercise and stay fit than similar unmarried women…”

And men? Researchers think men gain weight after divorce because they are out celebrating every night. Whoops – wrong explanation.

Researchers think men gain weight after marriage because their wives have taken all their money and men have to live off starchy foods like Top Ramen. Whoops – wrong explanation.

Researchers really say, “On the other hand, studies show that married men get a health benefit from marriage, and they lose that benefit once they get divorced, which may lead to their weight gain.”

It is interesting to note that these trends in weight gain, do not happen to couples who get divorced in their 20s, but weight gain does happen to couples who get divorced after 30.

Which kinda makes me suspect the whole study. Heck after 30, you can gain weight just by looking at a piece of cake. I could have told the researchers that.

Ohio State University (2011, August 22). Large weight gains most likely for men after divorce, women after marriage. ScienceDaily. Retrieved November 21, 2011, from http://www.sciencedaily.com­ /releases/2011/08/110822091916.htm


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