Cohabiting Makes Men Thinner And Women Fatter
07 Apr 2006
A review of seven studies carried out by dieticians from Newcastle University found that cohabiting tends to make men healthier and women fatter. It seems, said the researchers, that after women start cohabiting, their consumption of fat and sugars goes up.
After looking at seven studies which examined the health of men and women who lived together (either married or not), the researchers found they all had similar findings. Men started eating healthier meals while women turned towards heavier dishes. One American study, said the team, found that the consumption of meat went down for men while it went up for women.
Another large study found that just as women get fatter after they get married, they seem to lose weight after the couple split up.
It seems, said one of the researchers, that men see their partner's influence as positive (diet-wise), while women have the opposite view.
One dietician wrote to Medical News Today suggesting that as men require more calories than women, if they both eat equal portions, the likelihood of the woman putting on weight is greater. If each portion is just right for a man's calorie requirements, most likely it will be too much for the woman. Obviously, cases may be unique. If a very short, couch-potato man lives with a very tall, sporty woman, then her calorie requirements would be greater than his.
Written by: Christian Nordqvist
Editor: Medical News Today
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