研究表明女人結婚後變胖 男人離婚後變胖

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.

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.

They found that 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.

But there was a marked difference between men and women in which marital event was the most traumatic on the waistline.

The study says it is not clear why men's and women's waistlines respond differently to marriage and divorce.

But Prof Zhenchao Qian, one of the researchers, said: “Married women often have a larger role around the house than men do, and they may have less time to exercise and stay fit than similar unmarried women.

“On the other hand, studies show that married men get a health benefit from marriage, and they lose that benefit once they get divorced, which may lead to their weight gain,”added Qian.

據英國《每日電訊報》8月22日報道，研究稱，女性很可能在結婚後變胖，而男性離婚後體重則更易增加。

在1986至2008年期間進行的一項涉及10000多名調查對象的研究發現，結婚和離婚都會對人的體重產生“衝擊”性的影響，使得人們，尤其是30歲以上人的體重激增。

在一項全國性調查中，每年人們都會對男性和女性的體重進行測量，以觀察他們在離婚或結婚後兩年內的體重增減情況。研究人員採用了這項調查的數據。

他們發現，直到30歲，離婚或結婚對兩性體重的影響都不大，但30歲之後再結婚或離婚，體重就會穩步增加，並且這種現象將持續到50歲。

研究表明，那些離婚或結婚的人比從未有過婚史的人更易在兩年內增重。

但是，婚姻對男性和女性腰圍影響的情況卻有着明顯差異。

研究人員說，至於結婚和離婚對男性和女性腰圍狀況造成不同影響的原因，目前還無法給出明確解釋。

但研究員錢振朝教授說：“已婚女性在家庭中擔任的角色往往比男性更多，這就使她們相較於未婚女性來說，更缺乏時間進行鍛鍊和保持健康。”

“另一方面，研究表明，婚姻有益於男性的健康，一旦離婚，他們就失去了這些益處，體重也就可能增加，”錢補充說。