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Results from foreign studies/ Marriage triples the risk of obesity in men, but not in women

2025-03-13 14:27:00, Sociale CNA

Results from foreign studies/ Marriage triples the risk of obesity in men, but

Marriage triples the risk of obesity for men, but does not affect women, and foreign studies confirm this.

Global obesity rates have doubled since 1990, with more than 2.5 billion adults and children classified as overweight or obese. Worldwide, more than half of adults and a third of children are projected to be overweight or obese by 2050.

While poor diet, inactivity, genetics, environmental toxins and underlying health conditions are known to increase risk, scientists at the National Institute of Cardiology in Warsaw, Poland, wanted to study whether other factors were also important.

Researchers examined medical and general health records of 2,405 people with an average age of 50. Statistical analysis was used to determine associations between increased body weight and age, marital status, mental health, and other factors.

The study, presented at this year's European Congress on Obesity in Málaga, Spain, found that married men were 3.2 times more likely to be obese than unmarried men, but there was no increased risk of obesity for married women. Marriage also increased the odds of being overweight by 62% in men and 39% in women.

Results from foreign studies/ Marriage triples the risk of obesity in men, but

The findings come after a 2024 study in China found that male BMI increases for the first five years after marriage, due to higher calorie intake and less exercise. It found that being married was associated with a 5.2% increase in men being overweight and a 2.5% increase in men being obese.

A previous study from the University of Bath found that, on average, married men were 1.4kg heavier than their unmarried counterparts.

The Warsaw study found that age was also a factor in weight gain, with each year of increasing age increasing the risk of being overweight by 3% in men and 4% in women, and the risk of obesity by 4% in men and 6% in women. /CNA





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