Marriage triples the risk of men becoming obese, research suggests.
However, the likelihood of accumulating pounds for both men and women after marriage has increased.
Overweight women had a 39% higher risk compared to unmarried couples, while 62% of men were higher.
However, married men were 3.2 times more likely to be technically classified as obese than unmarried counterparts.
The findings were not reflected in women, but Polish researchers said it was because obese women were “more frequently condemned” by society.
Dr. Alicha Sicha Mykorajk of the Warsaw National Heart Disease Institute suggested that women “cannot live with obesity” and that they are likely to take action to lose weight.
In the UK, the NHS generally classifies obese people as having a body mass index (BMI) above 30, with overweight being associated with a BMI of 25-30.
However, this measure (appears only to height and weight) has been criticized by those who are simplified.
The study saw 2,405 Poles, usually 50 years old, and found that older people increased the risk of hypertrophy in both sexes.
With each extra year, the risk of overweight increased by 3% in men and 4% in women. The risk of obesity 4% for men and 6% for women.
Depression and poor health knowledge also had a major impact on women’s risk of becoming obese, but this was not seen in men.
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The team concluded:
“In the second, inadequate health literacy, and at least having borderline depression, was associated with obesity in women.
“Results suggest that the spread of health knowledge and health promotion across the entire lifespan can reduce the worrying phenomenon of increasing levels of obesity.”
The findings will be presented at the European Conference on Obesity in Spain in May.
