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There is a certain symmetry to this conclusion and it would seem to imply that the principle of mass conservation is being complied with. But what would be much more interesting would be a conclusion about weight loss and change of marital status. For example, “women lose weight before getting engaged and men lose weight before a divorce” would be intuitively indicated and would be even more interesting than
Women gain weight after marriage, men after divorce
Women are most likely to gain weight after marriage while men tend to pile on the pounds following a divorce, according to research.
A study of more than 10,000 people surveyed between 1986 and 2008 found that both marrying and getting divorced can have a “weight shock” effect that leads to rapid weight gain, especially in over-30s. But there was a marked difference between men and women in which marital event was the most traumatic on the waistline.
Researchers used data from a national survey in which men and women were weighed every year to see how many pounds they gained or lost in the two years following a marriage or divorce. Up to the age of 30 there was little impact on the weight of either men or women, but after this point the probability of weight gain after marriage or divorce began to rise steadily until the age of 50.
Both sexes were more likely to gain weight in the two years after a divorce or marriage than someone who had never been married, the research showed. The study, to be presented at the annual meeting of the American Sociological Association in Las Vegas today [AUG 22], says it is not clear why men’s and women’s waistlines respond differently to marriage and divorce.
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