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Married men three times more likely to be obese than unmarried men, says study (news.sky.com)

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[–] [email protected] 24 points 1 day ago (3 children)

Is this correlation related to marriage specifically or can it also be observed in long-term, stable, cohabiting relationships?
In either case, what does this suggest?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 14 hours ago

That people presented with food are unable to regulate the amount they eat in a healthy way.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 day ago

Anecdotally: I gained 50 pounds when my fiancé moved in, because like another comment said I stopped skipping meals like I did when I lived alone.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 day ago

See my other comment. We are not married. In fact, I started gaining weight before she officially moved in.