That's the word from a study by researchers at Great Britain's Newcastle University, who have concluded that women tend to gain weight and eat more unhealthy foods when they move in with a boyfriend or husband.
Why?
In an effort to please their partner, women start to eat like a man and consume more fat and sugar in their diet, reports the BBC News. This study was actually an examination of seven previous studies on the eating and lifestyle habits of thousands of participants worldwide who were either married or living together.The overwhelming result of cohabitation:
Men tend to eat lighter and healthier meals with more fruits and vegetables, but women start to eat creamier, heavier dishes and rich pasta meals that are traditionally favored by men. One study of 20 couples in the United States found men started to eat less meat and women began eating more, while another U.S. study of 9,043 adults found that for women, marriage led them to put on weight, while divorce caused weight loss. Marriage is blamed because eating is more structured, and there is less time for exercise."A significant proportion of women said they see their partner's influence on diet as negative, whereas men viewed their partner's influence as positive," lead study author Amelia Lake told the BBC. "You've got two separate food systems coming together and no matter what people say you are not going to like all the same foods. If one partner is always saying 'take away, take away' and the other is always saying 'salad, salad', it could cause problems and there will obviously need to be some compromise."
Here's the good news:
Couples should recognize in advance what is likely to happen when they move in together and instead use this as a chance for both partners to improve their lifestyles. "It's a time in your life when lots of things are changing, and you can work together and do it more helpfully," Lake told the BBC.The study findings were published in the journal Complete Nutrition.
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